Romano Fogli (; 21 January 1938 – 21 September 2021) was an Italian
football player and manager who played as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
.
In 2021, he was inducted into the
Italian Football Hall of Fame.
Club career
Fogli was born in
Santa Maria a Monte
Santa Maria a Monte is a ''comune'' in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region of Tuscany. The town lies about west of Florence and about east of Pisa.
Geography
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, near
Pisa. During his club career he played for
Torino F.C.
Torino Football Club (), commonly referred to as Torino or simply Toro, is an Italian professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont. They currently play in Serie A.
Founded as ''Foot-Ball Club Torino'' in 1906, Torino are among the mos ...
,
Bologna F.C. 1909
Bologna Football Club 1909, commonly referred to as Bologna (), is an Italian professional football club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna that plays in Serie A, the top flight of Italian football. The club have won seven top-flight titles, two Co ...
,
A.C. Milan
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, and
Calcio Catania
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Originally founded in 1908 as ''Associazione Sportiva pro Educazione Fisica'', the club boasts 17 appearances in the ...
.
International career
At international level, Fogli earned 13 caps for the
Italy national team from 1958 to 1967, and participated in the
1966 FIFA World Cup.
Managerial career
After retiring from playing football, Fogli became a manager, including a stint at Bologna in 1993.
References
External links
1938 births
2021 deaths
Footballers from the Province of Pisa
Italian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Italy men's international footballers
1966 FIFA World Cup players
Torino FC players
Bologna FC 1909 players
AC Milan players
Catania FC players
Serie A players
Serie B players
Italian football managers
Bologna FC 1909 managers
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