Mario Bertini

Mario Bertini

Personal information
Date of birth	7 January 1944
Place of birth	Prato, Italy
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1962–1963	Prato	3	(0)
1963–1964	Empoli	31	(7)
1964–1968	Fiorentina	97	(12)
1968–1977	Inter	211	(31)
1977–1978	Rimini	22	(0)
National team
1966–1972	Italy	25	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Mario Bertini (born 7 January 1944) is a former Italian footballer defender and midfielder.

Career

During his Serie A club career, Bertini played for Empoli (1963–64), Fiorentina (1964–68), and most notably Inter Milan (1968–77). He won a Coppa Italia and a Mitropa Cup with Fiorentina in 1966, and a Scudetto with Inter in 1971. He also won the Serie C in 1963 whilst playing with Prato for a season (1962–63). He ended his career in Serie B, in 1978, after a season with Rimini (1977–78).

Bertini earned 25 caps for the Italy national football team between 1966 and 1972,^[1] and he played in the 1970 FIFA World Cup, where Italy managed a second-place finish. In the final, he marked Pelé in his movements in depth outside the area, although Brazil eventually defeated Italy 4–1.^[2]

Honours

Club

Fiorentina

• Coppa Italia: 1965–66
• Mitropa Cup: 1966

Inter

• Serie A: 1970–71

Prato

• Serie C: 1962–63

References

1. Nazionale in cifre – FIGC – Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. Figc.it. Retrieved on 11 July 2015.
2. Mario Bertini Statistics FIFA. Retrieved 3 February 2010.