Armando Segato
{{short description|Italian footballer and manager (1930-1973)}}
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| name= Armando Segato
| image=
| fullname = Armando Segato
| birth_date = {{birth date|1930|5|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = Vicenza, Italy
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1973|2|19|1930|5|3|df=y}}
| death_place = Florence, Italy
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| height = {{height|m=1.78|precision=0}}
| position = Midfielder
| years1 = 1948–1950
| years2 = 1950–1952
| years3 = 1952–1960
| years4 = 1960–1964
| clubs1 = Cagliari
| clubs2 = Prato
| clubs3 = Fiorentina
| clubs4 = Udinese
| caps1 = 57
| caps2 = 69
| caps3 = 231
| caps4 = 85
| goals1 = 9
| goals2 = 13
| goals3 = 16
| goals4 = 6
| totalcaps = 442
| totalgoals = 44
| manageryears1 =
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| nationalyears1 = 1953–1959
| nationalteam1 = Italy
| nationalcaps1 = 20
| nationalgoals1 = 0
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Armando Segato ({{IPA|it|arˈmando seˈɡaːto}}; 3 May 1930 – 19 February 1973) was an Italian footballer and manager who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Armando Segato was born in Vicenza, Italy. He played as a left halfback for the fabulous Fiorentina side of the 1950s, which won one Serie A championship during the 1955–56 season, followed by 4 consecutive 2nd-place finishes, and also reached the 1957 European Cup Final, only to lose to Real Madrid. In 1961 Fiorentina became the first Italian team to win a European title, the 1961 Cup Winners Cup, but he had just left Florence for a smaller Italian side, Udinese, where he closed his career in Serie B in 1964.
International career
With the Italy national team, Segato was among the most featured players in the decade, obtaining 20 caps between 1953 and 1959. He took part at the 1954 World Cup and played in a game against Switzerland.
Style of play
A left halfback, Segato was known in particular to the 'Viola' fans for his accurate left-footed defence-splitting passes and crosses, which often met the runs of Fiorentina team-mates Julinho and Virgili. He was known to be a loyal, correct and athletic midfielder, who was known for leading by example on the pitch, and was well-respected by both his opponents and team-mates alike.
Honours
- Serie A Winners: 1955–56; Runner-up: 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59
- European Cup Runner-up: 1956–57
- Coppa Italia Runner-up: 1958–59, 1959–60
;Individual
- Serie A Team of The Year: 1954,{{cite web|url=http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?/?q=node/?q=node/6&f=9636&p=1&c=1#page/3/mode/1up |website=Biblioteca dello Sport |title=Corriere dello Sport 1954|access-date=28 January 2025 }} 1956,{{cite web|url=http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?/6&f=10567&p=1&c=1#page/3/mode/1up |website=Biblioteca dello Sport |title=Corriere dello Sport 1956|access-date=28 January 2025 }} 1958{{cite web|url=http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?/?q=node/?q=node/6&f=12028&p=1&c=1#page/3/mode/1up |website=Biblioteca dello Sport |title=Corriere dello Sport 1958|access-date=28 January 2025 }}
References
{{Reflist}}
- [http://www.gazzetta.it La Gazzetta dello Sport]
{{ACF Fiorentina Hall of Fame}}
{{Italy Squad 1954 World Cup}}
{{Udinese Calcio managers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Segato, Armando}}
Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Udinese Calcio players
Category:ACF Fiorentina players
Category:Cagliari Calcio players
Category:Italy men's international footballers
Category:1954 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Footballers from Vicenza
Category:Italian football managers
Category:Udinese Calcio managers
Category:20th-century Italian sportsmen
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