Nello Governato

{{Short description|Italian footballer and sports director (1938–2019)}}

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| name = Nello Governato

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1938|9|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Turin, Italy

| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|6|7|1938|9|14|df=y}}

| death_place = Rome, Italy

| height = 1.76 m{{Worldfootball.net|nello-governato}}

| position = Midfielder

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| clubs1 = Torino

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| clubs2 = Como

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| years3 = 1961–1966

| clubs3 = Lazio

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| years4 = 1966–1967

| clubs4 = Lanerossi Vicenza

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| years5 = 1967–1971

| clubs5 = Lazio

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| years6 = 1971–1973

| clubs6 = Savona

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Nello Governato (14 September 1938 – 7 June 2019) was an Italian footballer who played for Torino, Como, Lazio, Lanerossi Vicenza and Savona.{{cite web|url=https://www.ilsussidiario.net/news/nello-governato-e-morto-addio-allex-ds-della-lazio-di-cragnotti-aveva-80-anni/1892212/|title=Nello Governato è morto/ Addio all'ex ds della Lazio di Cragnotti: aveva 80 anni|date=8 June 2019|publisher=|accessdate=10 June 2019}} He later worked as a director of sports at Lazio, Bologna, Juventus and Fiorentina.