Aurelio Scagnellato

Aurelio Scagnellato (26 October 1930 – 10 July 2008) was an Italian football defender and managing director. He is known for his time with the successful Padova side during the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Aurelio Scagnellato

Personal information
Full name	Aurelio Scagnellato
Date of birth	26 October 1930
Place of birth	Franzensfeste, Italy
Date of death	10 July 2008 (aged 77)
Place of death	Padua, Italy
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
????–1950	Plateola
1950–1951	Luparense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1951–1964	Padova	349	(0)
Total		349	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Scagnellato spent his entire professional career with Padova, and was part of the cub's famous defensive line under manager Rocco – nicknamed The Panzer of Rocco – that contributed decisively to the best ever league placement in the history of the Venetian club, a third-place finish during the 1957–58 Serie A season.

With 349 appearances, he is the player with the most matches played in the history of Padova.

After retiring from football, he took on a series of technical and managerial positions at the club, and also held the position of the team's Sporting Director.

Career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Italy			League		Coppa Italia		Europe		Total
1951–52	Padova	Serie A	7	0
1952–53		Serie B	33	0
1953–54			32	0
1954–55			32	0
1955–56			32	0
1956–57		Serie A	30	0
1957–58			32	0
1958–59			34	0
1959–60			30	0
1960–61			26	0
1961–62			28	0
1962–63		Serie B	32	0
1963–64			1	0
Total	Italy		349	0
Career total			349	0

External links

• Profile at Enciclopediadelcalcio.it (in Italian)