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Patrizio Sala
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Personal information
Full name Patrizio Sala
Date of birth (1955-06-16) 16 June 1955 (age 70)
Place of birth Bellusco, Italy
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
Monza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1975 Monza 37 (4)
1975–1981 Torino 159 (4)
1981–1982 Sampdoria 34 (1)
1982–1984 Fiorentina 21 (0)
1983–1984 Pisa 23 (0)
1984–1988 Cesena 95 (4)
1987–1989 Parma 36 (0)
1989–1990 Solbiatese 14 (0)
Total 419 (13)
National team
1976–1980 Italy U21 3 (0)
1976–1980 Italy 8 (0)
Teams managed
1991–1995 Monza (youth)
1995–1996 Leffe
1997 Varese
1997–1998 Pistoiese
1999–2001 Biellese
2001–2002 Vis Pesaro
2002–2003 Valenzana
2003–2005 Pro Patria
2005 Torino (primavera)
2005–2006 Casale
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Patrizio Sala (born June 16, 1955) is a former Italian football player. He played as a midfielder and later became a football manager.

Club Career Highlights

Italia-Turchia 1-0, Firenze, 23 settembre 1978
Sala (kneeling, first from right) with the Italian national team in 1978

Patrizio Sala was born in Bellusco, Italy. He started his football journey with lower division clubs. His first team was Monza, where he played from 1973 to 1975.

He then moved to Torino in 1975. This was a very important time in his career. With Torino, he helped the team win the Serie A title in the 1975–76 season. Serie A is the top football league in Italy. He played for Torino until 1981.

After Torino, Sala played for several other well-known Italian clubs. These included Sampdoria (1981–82), Fiorentina (1982–84), Pisa (1983–84), Cesena (1984–88), and Parma (1987–89). He finished his playing career with Solbiatese in 1990.

Playing for Italy

Patrizio Sala also had the honor of playing for the Italy national football team. He made 8 appearances for his country between 1976 and 1980.

He was part of the Italian squad for the 1978 FIFA World Cup. This big tournament was held in Argentina. Under manager Enzo Bearzot, Italy finished in 4th place at the World Cup that year. Sala played in one game during the tournament.

Achievements

Patrizio Sala won some important titles during his playing career:

Monza
  • Coppa Italia Semiprofessionisti (2): 1973–74, 1974–75
Torino

See also

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