Spartaco Landini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈspartako lanˈdiːni]; 31 January 1944 – 16 April 2017) was an Italian football defender and later a manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Spartaco Landini | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Terranuova Bracciolini, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 16 April 2017 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Genova, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| A.S.D. Sangiovannese 1927 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1970 | F.C. Internazionale Milano | 94 | (1) |
| 1970–1973 | U.S. Città di Palermo | 97 | (0) |
| 1973–1976 | S.S.C. Napoli | 26 | (0) |
| 1976–1978 | A.S.D. Sangiovannese 1927 | 69 | (0) |
| Total | 286 | (1) | |
| International career | |||
| 1966 | Italy | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1978–1979 | Avellino (Assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editDuring his club career, Landini played for F.C. Internazionale Milano, U.S. Città di Palermo and S.S.C. Napoli in Serie A.
International career
editLandini earned 4 caps for the Italy national football team in 1966, and participated in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.[1]
After retirement
editAfter he retired from playing football, Landini became one of Genoa C.F.C.'s directors.[2]
Personal life
editSpartaco's brother, Fausto Landini, also played football professionally, as a forward.
Spartaco Landini died in Genova on 16 April 2017 at the age of 73.[3]
References
edit- ^ Spartaco Landini – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Innocenti allo Spezia, Del Ponte e Landini gli regalarono il Genoa" (in Italian). Città della Spezia. 7 January 2009.
- ^ E' morto Spartaco Landini: fu difensore dell'Inter di Herrera (in Italian)
External links
edit- Profile at Inter.it
- Spartaco Landini at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at FIGC (in Italian)
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