Aldo Bet

{{Short description|Italian footballer (1949–2023)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Aldo Bet

| image =

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1949|3|26|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Mareno di Piave, Italy

| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|11|12|1949|3|26|df=yes}}

| death_place = Varese, Italy

| height = 1.85 m

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Inter Milan

| years1 = 1967–1968

| clubs1 = Inter Milan

| caps1 = 8

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1968–1973

| clubs2 = Roma

| caps2 = 130

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1973–1974

| clubs3 = Verona

| caps3 = 30

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1974–1981

| clubs4 = AC Milan

| caps4 = 144

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1981–1982

| clubs5 = Campania

| caps5 = 7

| goals5 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1969–1970

| nationalteam1 = Italy U21

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 1971

| nationalteam2 = Italy

| nationalcaps2 = 2

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| manageryears1 =

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Aldo Bet ({{IPA|it|ˈaldo ˈbɛt}}; 26 March 1949 – 12 November 2023) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a defender. An old-fashioned stopper, he was a sturdy and physically imposing defender, who was known for his tenacious man marking of opposing players.{{cite web|url=https://www.acmilan.com/en/aldo-bet|title=A.C. Milan Hall of Fame: Aldo Bet|publisher=A.C. Milan|accessdate=12 May 2017}}

Career

An Inter Milan youth product, Bet was later promoted to the senior squad, before manager Helenio Herrera brought him to Roma, where he made his breakthrough, winning a Coppa Italia, and also earning a call-up to play for the Italy national team. After five seasons with Roma, and one with Verona, he joined AC Milan in the summer of 1974. He was usually paired alongside a sweeper in the team's defence: first Maurizio Turone, and later a young Franco Baresi; he won a second Coppa Italia with Milan, and was a member of the team that won club's tenth league title in 1979.

Death

Bet died in Varese on 12 November 2023, at the age of 74.{{cite news |title=Addio ad Aldo Bet: simbolo del Milan, vinse lo scudetto della stella |url=https://www.sportmediaset.mediaset.it/calcio/aldo-bet-morto-milan_72814389-202302k.shtml |access-date=13 November 2023 |publisher=TGCOM24 |date=12 November 2023}}

Honours

Roma

AC Milan

Individual

  • AC Milan Hall of Fame

References