Edmondo Fabbri

Edmondo Fabbri
Personal information
Date of birth16 September 1921
Place of birthCastel Bolognese, Italy
Date of death8 July 1995 (aged 73)
Place of deathCastel San Pietro Terme, Italy
Playing positionWinger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1938–1939Imola
1939–1940Forlì
1940–1942Atalanta
1942–1943Ambrosiana
1944Faenza
1945–1946Inter
1946–1947Sampdoria
1947–1950Atalanta
1950–1951Brescia
1951–1955Parma
1955–1957Mantova
Teams managed
1957–1962Mantova
1962–1966Italy
1967–1969Torino
1969–1972Bologna
1972–1973Cagliari
1974–1975Torino
–Ternana
–Pistoiese
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Edmondo Fabbri (16 November 1921 – 8 July 1995) was an Italian football (soccer) player and coach; a fast player, he mainly played as a winger.[1]

Career

Player

Fabbri was born in Castel Bolognese.[1] During his club career, he played for several teams. He made his career debut with Imola in 1938, and he moved to Forlì (1939–40) the next season, later playing for Atalanta (1940–42, 1947–50) for two seasons, and subsequently with Inter (1942–43, 1945–46), and Faenza (1944), returning to Inter for a season in 1945. He moved to play with Sampdoria during the 1946-47 season, before returning to Atalanta for three seasons. He also later played for Brescia (1950–51), and Parma (1951-55), also winning the 1953-54 Serie C title. He ended his career with Mantova F.C. (1955–57). He also made one appearance for the Italian youth side in 1942.[2][1]

Coach

After retiring from football, Fabbri began a coaching career with Mantova in 1957, in Serie D, the team with which he had retired as a player. During his four years with the club, he took the club to Serie A during the 1961-62 season, winning the 1957-58 Serie D and the 1958-59 Serie C titles. In 1962, he was awarded the "Seminatore d'Oro" award for best coach, and he was subsequently appointed the head coach of the Italian national side.[1][3]

Fabbri was the head coach of the Italy national football team from 1962 to 1966, with a record of 18 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses, and led the team in the 1966 FIFA World Cup, where they were eliminated in the first round after surprisingly losing to North Korea; Fabbri was let go following Italy's elimination from the 1966 World Cup.[4][1]

During his career, he also coached Torino (1967–69, 1974–75), Bologna (1969–72), Ternana (1976), Reggiana (1982–83) and Pistoiese (1980-81), helping the club to a Serie A spot.[1][3] With Torino, he won a Coppa Italia in 1968, and he also won a second Coppa Italia title with Bologna, as well as the Anglo-Italian League Cup, in 1970.[3][1]

Fabbri died at Castel San Pietro Terme in 1995.[1]

Honours

Player

Parma[1]

Coach

Mantova[1]
Torino[1]
Bologna[1]

Individual

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 "Storie di Calcio: Edmondo Fabbri". Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Edmondo Fabbri". Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "FABBRI, Edmondo". Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Addio Mondino, tradito da un gol". Retrieved 27 January 2015.