Virgilio Fossati

Virgilio Fossati (Italian pronunciation: [virˈdʒiːljo fosˈsaːti]; 3 January 1891 – 29 June 1916) was an Italian former footballer and manager. A former midfielder, he played for and coached Italian club Inter Milan, also representing the Italy national football team; he captained both teams throughout his career.

Virgilio Fossati

Personal information
Date of birth	(1891-01-03)3 January 1891
Place of birth	Milan, Italy
Date of death	25 December 1916
Place of death	near Monfalcone, Italy
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1909–1915	Internazionale	97	(4)
National team
1910–1915	Italy[1]	12	(1)
Teams managed
1909–1915	Internazionale
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Fossati spent his entire career with Internazionale. He played 97 times for the club and scored 4 goals. Throughout his career, Fossati served as Inter and Italy's captain and also the first Inter player to play with the Italian national team. On 15 May 1910, he scored in Italy's first official match, a 6–2 win over France. He later also coached Inter.

Fossati's career was ended by World War I. He died on Christmas Day 1916 at Monfalcone during a battle between the Italian and Austrian armies.[2]

His brother Giuseppe (born in Milan, 1894) played 43 matches in three years with Inter.

References

1. Figc.it
2. Martin, Simon (15 August 2011). Sport Italia: The Italian Love Affair with Sport. I.B.Tauris. p. 46. ISBN 9781845118204.

External links

• Media related to Virgilio Fossati at Wikimedia Commons

Sporting positions
Preceded by Hernst Marktl	Inter Milan captain 1909–1915	Succeeded by Ermanno Aebi
Preceded by Giuseppe Milano	Italy captain 1914–1915	Succeeded by Renzo De Vecchi