Francesco Gabrielli (teacher)

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1857|8|1|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bologna, Italy

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1899|3|19|1857|8|1|df=y}}

| death_place = Rovigo, Italy

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Francesco Gabrielli (1857-1899) was a school teacher who wrote the first rules for Football in Italy and came up with many of the football terms used in Italian football. Many of these things were inspired through his practice of gymnastics.{{cite web|url=https://www.quotidiano.net/sport/2009/03/02/155113-francesco_gabrielli_origini_calcio_italia.shtml|title=Francesco Gabrielli: le origini del calcio in Italia |website=Quotidianonet|date=2 March 2009|access-date=9 October 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://storiedicalcio.altervista.org/blog/calcio_ginnasti.html|title=Il calcio dei ginnasti e i primi regolamenti - Storie di Calcio|date=20 December 2015|website=Storiedicalcio.altervista.org|access-date=9 October 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.magliarossonera.it/img_rubr/calcioginnastieprimiregolamenti.pdf|title=IL CALCIO DEI GINNASTI E I PRIMI REGOLAMENTI : di Marco Impiglia, SISS|website=Magliarossonera.it|access-date=10 October 2018}}