Gildo Rizzato (born 2 February 1948) is an Italian former footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gildo Rizzato | ||
| Date of birth | 2 February 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Montagnana, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Montagnana | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964-1965 | Legnago | ? | (0?) |
| 1965-1966 | Spal | ? | (0?) |
| 1966-1967 | Legnago | ||
| 1967-1969 | Spal | 11 | (0) |
| 1969-1971 | Empoli | 41 | (9) |
| 1971-1973 | Triestina | 29 | (3) |
| 1973 | Toronto Italia | ||
| 1973-1975 | Sangiovannese | 44 | (1) |
| 1975-1977 | Nuovo Monselice | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editRizzato played at the youth level with A.C. Montagnana.[1] In 1964, he played with F.C. Legnago Salus, and the following season with S.P.A.L.[1] He returned to Legnago in 1966, and had another stint with SPAL in the Serie A in 1967.[2] In 1968, he played in the Serie B with SPAL, and in 1969 he played in the Serie C with Empoli F.C.[3] He played in the Serie D with U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918, and assisted in securing promotion by winning the league title.[4][5]
In the summer of 1973 he played abroad in the National Soccer League with Toronto Italia.[6] In late 1973, he played with A.S.D. Sangiovannese 1927, and later played with A.S.D. Nuovo Monselice Calcio.[1]
Managerial career
editRizzato became the president for Abano Calcio in 1991, and in 2019 he was named the honorary president for the club.[7][8]
Personal life
editIn 1987, he founded GR Bike a company that markets cycle sport.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Cover Story - Gildo Rizzato". Abano Calcio (in Italian). 26 August 2015. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Figurine Panini, l'inedita gaffe Vendrame-Rizzato sull'album di 50 anni fa". FIRSTonline (in Italian). 2 December 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Calcio-seriea.net - Scheda giocatore - Rizzato Gildo". calcio-seriea.net. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "statistiche storia triestina". users.libero.it. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Stagione 1971 - 1972". www.unionetriestina.it. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ Waring, Ed (19 July 1973). "13,334 fans switch their cheers to local team: Rizzato's goals win--for Combines, not Italians". The Globe and Mail. p. 42.
- ^ "Preto avverte il Legnago Attenzione al Cerea". Archived from the original on 14 December 2017.
- ^ "Rivoluzione in casa Abano: Rizzato lascia dopo 27 anni. Società a Curti e Cecconello". Il Mattino di Padova (in Italian). 9 May 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "GRBIKE". www.grbike.com. Retrieved 30 June 2021.