Fulvio Collovati

Italian footballer

Key facts

1979: Italy Olympic
Date of birth: ( 1957-05-09 ) 9 May 1957 (age 69)
Place of birth: Teor , Italy
Height: 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position: Centre-back
Years: Team
1976 1982: A.C. Milan
1982 1986: Internazionale
1986 1987: Udinese
1987 1989: Roma
1989 1993: Genoa
1976 1978: Italy U-21
1979 1986: Italy

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Fulvio Collovati ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈfulvjo kolloˈvaːti]; born 9 May 1957) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He was a stopper (a man–marking centre-back in Italian football jargon) and also played for Italy at the international level, winning the 1982 FIFA World Cup. As a player, he was regarded as one of Italy's best defenders during the 1970s and 1980s. An elegant, physically strong, and dynamic player, he was gifted with good technique and distribution, as well as excellent anticipation, movement, marking ability, heading, and aerial prowess; because of his many defensive attributes, he was considered Roberto Rosato's heir at Milan.