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Mario Martiradonna (28 August 1938 – 20 November 2011) was an Italian
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who played as a defender.


Career

Martiradonna was born in
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, Italy, but grew up in
Melfi Melfi (Neapolitan language, Lucano: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Vulture area of the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. Geographically, it is midway between Naples and Bari. In 2015 it had a population of 17,7 ...
. A
right-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
, he played for
Teramo Teramo (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Tèreme ) is a city and ''comune'' in the Italian region of Abruzzo, the capital of the province of Teramo. The city, from Rome, is situated between the highest mountains of the Apennines (Gran Sasso d'Italia) ...
and Reggiana before joining
Cagliari Cagliari (, also , , ; sc, Casteddu ; lat, Caralis) is an Italian municipality and the capital of the island of Sardinia, an autonomous region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name ''Casteddu'' means ''castle''. It has about 155,000 inhabitant ...
in 1962. He became a stalwart of the side, winning promotion to the top division in 1964, and the
Serie A The Serie A (), also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Coppa ...
championship in
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at Enciclopediadelcalcio.it 1938 births 2011 deaths People from Melfi Italian footballers S.S.D. Città di Teramo players A.C. Reggiana 1919 players Cagliari Calcio players Sportspeople from the Province of Potenza Association football defenders Footballers from Basilicata Footballers from Bari {{Italy-footy-defender-1930s-stub