Valentino Giambelli (8 March 1928 – 27 March 2019) was an

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footballer and businessman, chairman of A.C. Monza Brianza 1912 from 1980 to 2000.

Football Life

During the

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, Giambelli worked as a laborer at the

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of Sesto San Giovanni, and work breaks, playing football in the field company, to be noticed by some scout of the A.C. Pro Sesto. After the war, and after the junior teams, played for a year in Olginatese (the

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team), just outside

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. In 1949, went to Pro Lissone, and then finish in Monza Soccer team with whom he won the championship of the C series coming to

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. Giambelli remained 5 years in Monza, but at the age of 27 years decided to discontinue football career and to use the degree of surveyor dedicated to the construction.

References

External links

Site of the building Giambelli
{{DEFAULTSORT:Giambelli, Valentino 1928 births 2019 deaths Sportspeople from the Province of Monza e Brianza Italian footballers Men's association football midfielders Italian football chairmen and investors Pro Sesto 1913 players People from Brianza 20th-century Italian businesspeople 21st-century Italian businesspeople Footballers from Lombardy