Virgilio Fossati
{{short description|Italian footballer and manager}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Virgilio Fossati
| image = Fossati.jpg
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1891|1|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = Milan, Italy
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1916|06|29|1891|1|3|df=y}}
| death_place = near Monfalcone, Italy
| position = Midfielder
| years1 = 1909–1915
| clubs1 = Inter Milan
| caps1 = 97
| goals1 = 4
| nationalyears1 = 1910–1915
| nationalteam1 = Italy[http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=462&squadra=1 Figc.it]
| nationalcaps1 = 12
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| manageryears1 = 1909–1915
| managerclubs1 = Inter Milan
}}
Virgilio Fossati ({{IPA|it|virˈdʒiːljo fosˈsaːti}}; 3 January 1891 – 29 June 1916) was an Italian footballer and manager. A midfielder, he played for and coached Italian club Inter Milan, also representing the Italy national team; he captained both teams throughout his career.
Career
Fossati spent his entire career with Inter Milan. He played 97 times for the club and scored 4 goals. Throughout his career, Fossati served as Inter and Italy's captain and also the first Inter player to play with the Italy national team. On 15 May 1910, he scored in Italy's first official match, a 6–2 win over France. He was also the first Player-coach for Inter from 1909 until 1915.
Fossati's career was ended by World War I. He died on 29 June 1916 near Monfalcone during the preparation of the Sixth Battle of the Isonzo between the Italian and Austrian armies.{{cite book |first=Simon |last=Martin |title=Sport Italia: The Italian Love Affair with Sport |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q6ScEvQEUEAC&pg=PA46 |publisher=I.B.Tauris |date=15 August 2011 |page=46 |isbn=9781845118204}}
His brother Giuseppe (born 1894) played 43 matches in three years with Inter.
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Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Italy men's international footballers
Category:Italian football managers
Category:Italian military personnel killed in World War I
Category:Footballers from Milan
Category:20th-century Italian sportsmen
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