Alberto Marchetti (born December 16, 1954) is an Italian professional

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coach and a former player who played as a central midfielder. He began his career with Arezzo before joining

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, although his first-team games would be limited and he also spent a season playing with Novara in Serie B. Marchetti joined

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in 1977 and spent six seasons at the club, winning promotion to Serie A in 1979. After relegation in 1983, he would join Udinese where he partnered Zico in midfield for one season. He joined

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and played for three seasons (winning promotion in 1986) before returning to Novara to finish his career.https://ilpalloneracconta.blogspot.com/2007/12/alberto-marchetti.html

Honours

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champion: 1976/77. *

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winner: 1976/77.

References

Italian men's footballers 1954 births Living people Serie A players SS Arezzo players Novara FC players Juventus FC players Cagliari Calcio players Udinese Calcio players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players UEFA Cup winning players Italian football managers Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Arezzo {{Italy-footy-midfielder-1950s-stub