Natalino Fossati (born 23 June 1944) is a former Italian professional footballer and manager who played as a full-back.

In 2016, he was inducted into Torino FC Hall of Fame.

Natalino Fossati

Career

Player

In his youth, Fossati played for Alessandria and Torino.

Natalino Fossati

In 1963, he was bought by Genoa, where he debuted in Serie A. After one season, he went back to Torino, where he spent most of his career, making a total of 329 appearances, scoring 19 goals, and contributing to the victory of two Coppa Italia. He is the eight player with most appearances in the club's history.

Natalino Fossati

He then spent two seasons at Sampdoria in Serie A and two seasons at Biellese in Serie C, before ending his career at Alessandria in 1978.

Manager

Fossati has coached a number of Italian teams, including Sant'Angelo, Orbassano, Alessandria, Pro Vercelli, Pistoiese, Saviglianese, Rondinella, Pontedera, Derthona, Aosta, Avezzano, and Robbio.

Honours

Player

Torino

Coppa Italia: 1967–68, 1970–71

Individual

Torino FC Hall of Fame: 2016

References

External links

Natalino Fossati at CarriereCalciatori.it

Natalino Fossati at Enciclopediadelcalcio.it

1944 births

Living people

Italian men's footballers

Men's association football defenders

Torino FC players

Genoa CFC players

UC Sampdoria

ASD Biellese 1902

ACD Sant'Angelo 1907 managers

Italian football managers

US Alessandria Calcio 1912 managers

Sportspeople from Alessandria

Footballers from Piedmont