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Natalino Fossati
	Natalino Fossati with Torino
Personal information
Date of birth	23 June 1944
Place of birth	Alessandria, Italy
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Full-back
Youth career
	Alessandria
	Torino
Senior career*
Years	Team
1963–1964	Genoa
1964–1974	Torino
1974–1976	Sampdoria
1976–1978	Biellese
1978	Alessandria
Managerial career
1981–1982	Sant'Angelo
1982–1983	Orbassano
1983–1984	Alessandria
1985	Pro Vercelli
1986–1987	Pistoiese
1987–1988	Saviglianese
1988–1989	Rondinella
1989–1990	Pontedera
1990–1991	Derthona
1991–1992	Aosta
1996–1997	Avezzano
2002–2005	Robbio
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Natalino Fossati (born 23 June 1944) is a former Italian professional footballer and manager who played as a full-back.^[1]

In 2016, he was inducted into Torino FC Hall of Fame.^[14]

Career

Player

In his youth, Fossati played for Alessandria and Torino.^[2]

In 1963, he was bought by Genoa,^[15] where he debuted in Serie A.^[1] After one season, he went back to Torino,^[1] where he spent most of his career, making a total of 329 appearances, scoring 19 goals, and contributing to the victory of two Coppa Italia.^[15]^[16] He is the eight player with most appearances in the club's history.^[16]

He then spent two seasons at Sampdoria in Serie A and two seasons at Biellese in Serie C, before ending his career at Alessandria in 1978.^[3]^[1]^[15]^[16]

Manager

Fossati has coached a number of Italian teams, including Sant'Angelo,^[4] Orbassano,^[5] Alessandria,^[6] Pro Vercelli,^[7]^[8] Pistoiese,^[9] Saviglianese,^[10] Rondinella,^[10] Pontedera,^[6] Derthona,^[11] Aosta,^[12] Avezzano,^[10] and Robbio.^[13]

Honours

Player

Torino

Coppa Italia: 1967–68,^[2] 1970–71^[2]

Individual

Torino FC Hall of Fame: 2016^[14]

References

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^ ^a ^b "Lacrime per "Fedayn" Tedoldi. Con lui i gol avevano i baffi". Bresciaoggi.it. 25 June 2018. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b Vittorio, Ermanno (18 March 2017). "La tripletta-derby di Virgili, l'esordio di Pulici". JuveToro (in Italian). No. 19. p. 13. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Mattonai, Pietro (23 December 2017). "Alessandria-Pontedera, un passato anche di tecnici". Il Tirreno (in Italian). Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b Sala, Paolo (30 January 2021). "Pro Vercelli di misura sulla Pro Patria: decide Modonutti". La Sesia (in Italian). Retrieved 16 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b Mura, Gianni (1 February 1986). "Quando Piola filava nella fossa dei gol". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 16 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Tra i Grigi e la Pistoiese c'è di mezzo una retrocessione che fa arrabbiare ancora oggi". Museo Grigio (in Italian). 12 October 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Natalino racconta Pierino. Siparietto allo stadio". Museo Grigio (in Italian). 18 October 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b "La storia". Derthona.it. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b Milan, Marco (15 June 2020). "Amarcord: Aosta, storia di chi non è più risorto". Media Politika (in Italian). Retrieved 17 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b Babetto, Fabio (15 September 2004). "Il segreto del Robbio è Fossati". la Provincia Pavese (in Italian). Retrieved 18 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b De Marzi, Massimo (2 December 2016). "Castellini, Fossati, Grezar e Claudio Sala inseriti nella Hall of Fame granata". Torino Oggi (in Italian). Retrieved 19 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ferron, Marcello (17 October 2019). "Granata nella storia: che fine ha fatto Natalino Fossati?". TorinoGranata.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Natalino Fossati spegne 75 candeline!". Toro News (in Italian). 23 June 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2021.