Mario Zatelli

Mario Zatelli (21 December 1912 – 7 January 2004) was a French football (soccer) player and manager.

Mario Zatelli

Mario Zatelli in 1943
Personal information
Date of birth	21 December 1912
Place of birth	Sétif, French Algeria
Date of death	7 January 2004(2004-01-07) (aged 91)
Place of death	Sainte-Maxime, France
Playing position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1929–1935	US Marocaine
1935–1938	Marseille
1938–1939	RC Paris
1940–1943	Toulouse
1943–1944	Marseille
1945–1948	Marseille
National team
1939	France	1	(1)
Teams managed
1952–1953	Nice
1959–1964	Nancy
1964–1966	Marseille
1968–1970	Marseille
1972	Marseille
1973	Marseille
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Born in Sétif, Algeria, but of Italian origin, he mostly played for Olympique de Marseille. For the French national team he got 1 caps (scored 1 goal) in 1939. He was in the roster also for 1938 FIFA World Cup, without playing any game. He later managed Olympique de Marseille in the 1970s and won one Ligue 1 and Coupe de France in 1972.[1]

He died in Sainte-Maxime, Var, French Riviera, at 91 years old.

External links and references

1. France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs Archived 2009-06-20 at WebCite

• Profile on French federation official site