Silvio Marzolini facts for kids

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Silvio Marzolini

Marzolini playing for the Argentina national team, c. 1966
Personal information
Date of birth	(1940-10-04)4 October 1940
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death	17 July 2020(2020-07-17) (aged 79)
Place of death	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Playing position	Left back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1959	Ferro Carril Oeste	53	(0)
1960–1972	Boca Juniors	387	(10)
National team
1960–1969	Argentina	28	(1)
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 2007. † Appearances (Goals).

Silvio Marzolini (4 October 1940 – 17 July 2020) was an Argentine football player. He was known as the best Argentine left back of all time. He played for the Argentina national football team in the 1962 FIFA World Cup and the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Marzolini played a total of 28 games for Argentina.

Marzolini died on 17 July 2020 in Buenos Aires from problems caused by cancer, heart disease and a stroke, aged 79.

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  Marzolini (left) coached Diego Maradona in 1981