Vittore Gottardi

Vito Gottardi

Personal information
Full name	Vittore Gottardi
Date of birth	24 September 1941
Place of birth	Caslano, Switzerland[1]
Date of death	18 December 2015 (aged 74)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
	Rapid Lugano
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1959-1961	FC Lugano
1962-1964	Lausanne
1965-1968	FC Lugano
1969-1970	Bellinzona	32	(6)
National team
1966–1967	Switzerland	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Vittore "Vito" Gottardi (24 September 1941 – 18 December 2015) was a Swiss football midfielder who played for Switzerland in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.^[2]

Club career

He also played for FC Lugano, Bellinzona, Lausanne and Rapid Lugano.^[3] He won the Swiss Cup with Lausanne in 1964 and with Lugano in 1968, but was on the losing side in the 1969 Cup final with Bellinzona.^[4]

International career

Gottardi made his debut for Switzerland in a July 1966 FIFA World Cup match against Spain^[5] and earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a January 1967 friendly match against Mexico.

Honours

Swiss Cup (2): 1964, 1968

References

1. http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.vittore.gottardi.64429.en.html
2. Copa do Mundo da FIFA Inglaterra 1966
3. Si è spento Vito Gottardi L'ex nazionale elvetico aveva 74 anni - RSI Sport
4. il Lugano piange Vito Gottardi - FC Lugano
5. Intl stats - EU Football

External links

• FIFA profile
• Vittore Gottardi at National-Football-Teams.com