Saul Malatrasi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈsaul malaˈtraːzi]; born 17 February 1938) is an Italian former football player and coach who played as a defender

Saul Malatrasi
Malatrasi with Inter Milan
Personal information
Date of birth (1938-02-17) 17 February 1938 (age 86)
Place of birth Calto, Kingdom of Italy
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1959 SPAL 25 (0)
1959–1963 Fiorentina 78 (1)
1963–1964 Roma 28 (2)
1964–1966 Inter Milan 22 (0)
1966–1967 Lecco 27 (0)
1967–1970 AC Milan 67 (0)
1970–1972 SPAL 55 (0)
1972–1973 Pro Patria 23 (0)
International career
1965–1969 Italy 3 (0)
Managerial career
1972–1973 San Felice sul Panaro
1973–1975 SPAL (assistant)
1975–1976 Legnago Salus
Roma (youth)
1981–1982 Pescara
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Malatrasi played for 12 seasons (247 games, 3 goals) in the Serie A for Italian clubs SPAL 1907, Fiorentina, Roma, Inter Milan, Lecco and AC Milan, winning at least one trophy for four of these teams (except for SPAL and Lecco). He played for both rival clubs of Milan – Inter Milan and AC Milan – and was part of their European Cup victories in 1964–65 and 1968–69 respectively, thus becoming the first player to participate in the European Cup campaigns of two different winning teams. Malatrasi played in the 1969 final, but not in the 1965 final.[1]

International career

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At international level, Malatrasi earned three caps for the Italy national team between 1965 and 1969.[2]

Honours

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Fiorentina

Roma

Inter

Milan

References

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