Virginio Rosetta

Virginio Rosetta

Personal information
Full name	Virginio Rosetta
Date of birth	February 25, 1902
Place of birth	Vercelli, Italy
Date of death	March 31, 1975 (aged 73)
Place of death	Torino, Italy
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
1918–1920	Pro Vercelli
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1919–1920	Pro Vercelli	85	(11)
1923–1936	Juventus	338	(15)
National team
1920–1934	Italy	52	(0)
Teams managed
1935–1939	Juventus
1939–1940	Lucchese
1947–1948	Palermo
Honours Representing  Italy Football (soccer) FIFA World Cup Italy 1934 Team Competition Men's football 1928 Amsterdam Team Competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Virginio "Viri" Rosetta (February 25, 1902 – March 31, 1975) was an Italian football player who played as a defender. A hard-working player, he was known for his organisational skills, and for his ability to read the game and anticipate other players; he was also known to be a very precise passer of the ball, and an elegant full-back with good technique and a powerful shot.^[1][2]

Career

Club

Rosetta was born in Vercelli, Piedmont, where he debuted for Pro Vercelli in the Italian First Division (Serie A's predecessor) in the 1919–20 season, as a striker. He later turned into an effective defender.^[1][2]

Pro Vercelli was then one of the major Italian football teams, and Rosetta won two scudetti in 1921 and 1922. He debuted for Italy at the 1920 Summer Olympics, forming a partnership with Renzo De Vecchi.^[1][2]

In 1923 he moved to Juventus, where he was paid as a footballer for the first time. He won his first title in 1926, and was an integral part of the team which won five consecutive scudetti during the 1930s.^[1][2]

He won a total of eight national championships, with the final five being Serie A titles, which is an Italian record. Only two players, Giovanni Ferrari and Giuseppe Furino, have also won eight titles in the Italian leagues.^[1][2]

International

Rosetta was a key member of the Italian national football team throughout his career, since joining the team in 1920; he received received a total of 52 caps for Italy, and he was a member of the team which placed fifth at the 1924 Summer Olympics and which subsequently won the bronze medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Rosetta was also a member of the 1934 FIFA World Cup winning squad. He was captain in Italy's first game at the tournament, but it proved to be his last international appearance and he did not play in the final itself.^[3]

Rosetta retired from professional football in 1936. He died in Turin in 1975.^[1]

Honours

Player

Club

Pro Vercelli

• Scudetto: 1920–21, 1921–22

Juventus^[2]

• Scudetto: 1925–26, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35

International

Italy

• Dr. Gero Cup: 1927–30
• Olympic Bronze Medal: 1928
• FIFA World Cup: 1934

Coach

Juventus^[2]

• Coppa Italia: 1937–38

Palermo

• Serie B: 1947–48

External links

• profile

References

1. "Il Pallone Racconta: Virginio ROSETTA". ilpalloneracconta.blogspot.ca (in Italian). Retrieved 22 April 2015.
2. Stefano Bedeschi (25 February 2015). "Gli eroi in bianconero: Virginio ROSETTA". tuttojuve.com (in Italian). Retrieved 22 April 2015.
3. "Nazionale in cifre: Rosetta, Virginio". figc.it (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 22 April 2015.