Sergio Castelletti

{{short description|Italian footballer and manager}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Sergio Castelletti

| image =

| fullname = Sergio Castelletti

| height =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1937|12|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Casale Monferrato, Italy

| death_date = {{death date and age|2004|11|28|1937|12|30|df=y}}

| death_place = Florence, Italy

| currentclub =

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 = 1955 | youthclubs1 = Casale

| years1 = 1956–1958 | clubs1 = Torino | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1958–1959 | clubs2 = Vigevano | caps2 = 34 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1959–1966 | clubs3 = Fiorentina | caps3 = 214 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1966–1968 | clubs4 = Lazio | caps4 = 26 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1968–1969 | clubs5 = Massese | caps5 = 37 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 1969–1971 | clubs6 = Ternana | caps6 = 64 | goals6 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1960 | nationalteam1 = Italy young | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 1959 | nationalteam2 = Italy B team | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 1958–1962 | nationalteam3 = Italy | nationalcaps3 = 7 | nationalgoals3 = 0

| manageryears1 = 1971–1972 | managerclubs1 = Empoli

| manageryears2 = 1972–1974 | managerclubs2 = Lucchese

| manageryears3 = 1974–1975 | managerclubs3 = Alessandria

| manageryears4 = 1975–1976 | managerclubs4 = Viareggio

| manageryears5 = 1977–1979 | managerclubs5 = Massese

| manageryears6 = 1991–1992 | managerclubs6 = Entella

| pcupdate = 1 March 2010

}}

Sergio Castelletti ({{IPA|it|ˈsɛrdʒo kastelˈletti}}; 30 December 1937 – 28 November 2004) was an Italian professional footballer and manager, who played as a defender.

Career

=Player=

As a footballer, he played several seasons with Fiorentina, winning twice Coppa Italia (1961, 1966), a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1961) and a Mitropa Cup (1966).[http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2004/novembre/28/morto_Sergio_Castelletti_grande_terzino_co_9_041128139.shtml È morto Sergio Castelletti ex grande terzino della Fiorentina]

Along with his team-mate Enzo Robotti, who also came from the province of Alessandria like Castelletti himself, he formed a strong full-back pairing, which sometimes even lined up with the Italy national football team.[http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=293&squadra=1 Stats on FIGC.it]

=Manager=

After the end of his playing career, Castelletti trained Fiorentina youth team, some clubs in Serie B and in lower divisions.[http://archivio.lastampa.it/LaStampaArchivio/main/History/tmpl_viewObj.jsp?objid=5708059 Stampa.it] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722041457/http://archivio.lastampa.it/LaStampaArchivio/main/History/tmpl_viewObj.jsp?objid=5708059 |date=2011-07-22 }}

Death

He died in 2004.[http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/sergio-castelletti/ worldfootball.net]

References