Full name Francesco Zagatti Name Francesco Zagatti Role Footballer | Place of death Milan, Italy 1948–1952 Milan | |
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Date of birth (1932-04-18)April 18, 1932 Date of death March 7, 2009(2009-03-07) (aged 76) Died March 7, 2009, Milan, Italy | ||
Place of birth Venaria Reale, Italy | ||
Francesco Zagatti (18 April 1932 – 7 March 2009) was an Italian professional footballer, who played as a defender. He usually played as an attacking full-back on either flank, and was known to be a generous, tenacious, and hard-working player, with an ability to make runs down the flank and get on the end of his teammates' passes.
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Career
Zagatti started his career at A.C. Milan. He played in their youth team, before making his senior debut in a Serie A game against S.S. Lazio, on 1 June 1952. He went on to spend his whole career with the Rossoneri, later captaining the squad, and winning four Scudetti, one European Cup and one Latin Cup.
After his retirement, he stayed at Milan as the coach of the youth team and later as a scout. During the 1981–82 season, he also served as head coach for a couple of games.
Zagatti died on 7 March 2009, aged 76, due to a serious form of Hepatitis.