Spartaco Landini

Spartaco Landini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈspartako lanˈdiːni]; 31 January 1944 – 16 April 2017) was an Italian football defender and later a manager.

Spartaco Landini
Personal information
Full name Spartaco Landini
Date of birth (1944-01-31)31 January 1944
Place of birth Terranuova Bracciolini, Italy
Date of death 16 April 2017(2017-04-16) (aged 73)
Place of death Genova, Italy
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
– A.S.D. Sangiovannese 1927
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1970 F.C. Internazionale Milano 94 (1)
1970–1973 U.S. Città di Palermo 97 (0)
1973–1976 S.S.C. Napoli 26 (0)
1976–1978 A.S.D. Sangiovannese 1927 69 (0)
Total 286 (1)
National team
1966 Italy 4 (0)
Teams managed
1978–1979 Avellino (Assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

During his club career, Landini played for F.C. Internazionale Milano, U.S. Città di Palermo and S.S.C. Napoli in Serie A.

International career

Landini earned 4 caps for the Italy national football team in 1966, and participated in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.[1]

After retirement

After he retired from playing football, Landini became one of Genoa C.F.C.'s directors.[2]

Personal life

Spartaco's brother, Fausto Landini, also played football professionally, as a forward.

Spartaco Landini died in Genova on 16 April 2017 at the age of 73.[3]

References
  1. Spartaco Landini – FIFA competition record
  2. "Innocenti allo Spezia, Del Ponte e Landini gli regalarono il Genoa" (in Italian). Città della Spezia. 7 January 2009.
  3. E' morto Spartaco Landini: fu difensore dell'Inter di Herrera (in Italian)


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