Mario Astorri (7 August 1920 – 3 December 1989) was an

Italian football Football ( it, calcio ) is the most popular sport in Italy. The Italy national football team is considered to be one of the best national teams in the world. They have won the FIFA World Cup four times (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006), trailing only Bra ...

player and coach, who played as a

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. He won the

Danish Superliga The Danish Superliga ( da, Superligaen, ) is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each yea ...

twice, the first time while coaching

AB Gladsaxe Akademisk Boldklub Gladsaxe (or AB) is a Danish professional football club from Gladsaxe north of Copenhagen, currently playing at the 3rd highest level of Danish domestic football in the Danish 2nd Division group 1. The club was established on ...

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

, and the second time while in charge of

Kjøbenhavns Boldklub Kjøbenhavns Boldklub or KB is a Danish sports club based in Copenhagen. The club was founded 26 April 1876 on the grassy fields in outer Copenhagen which later became Fælledparken. Tennis has been played since 1883. The club hosted, in 1921, on ...

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...

External links

Mario Astorri Profile on TuttoJuve.com
1920 births 1989 deaths Italian footballers Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players S.P.A.L. players Venezia F.C. players Juventus F.C. players Atalanta B.C. players S.S.C. Napoli players A.C. Monza players Italian football managers Akademisk Boldklub managers Køge Boldklub managers Holbæk B&I managers Italian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Denmark Men's association football midfielders A.C. Meda 1913 managers Hellerup IK managers Sportspeople from Piacenza Footballers from Emilia-Romagna {{Italy-footy-midfielder-1920s-stub