Virginio Rosetta

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Virginio Rosetta (February 25, 1902–March 31, 1975) was an Italian former football player.

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.

Pro Vercelli was then one of the major Italian football teams, and Rosetta won two scudettoes in 1921 and 1922. He debuted for the Italian team, at the 1920 Summer Olympics, forming a duo with Renzo De Vecchi.

In 1923 he moved to Juventus, where he began to be paid as a footballer. In 1926 he won his first national title, and was among the players how participated in the series of five scudettoes in a row won by Juventus in the 1930s.

He won a total of eight national championships, with the final five being Serie A titles. Only Giovanni Ferrari and Giuseppe Furino also won eight titles (all Serie A titles), while Ciro Ferrara would also have won eight if the 2004/05 title by Juventus had not been taken away due to a match-fixing scandal.

For Italy Rosetta received a total of 52 caps, and won the 1934 FIFA World Cup on home soil. He retired in 1936.

He died in Turin in 1975.

	Italy squad - 1934 FIFA World Cup Champions (1st title)
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