Mario David (footballer)

Mario David

Personal information
Date of birth	(1934-01-03)3 January 1934
Place of birth	Udine, Kingdom of Italy
Date of death	26 July 2005(2005-07-26) (aged 71)
Place of death	Monfalcone, Italy
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1950–1953	Livorno	26	(2)
1953–1958	L.R. Vicenza	117	(14)
1958–1960	Roma	43	(2)
1960–1965	Milan	114	(6)
1965–1966	Sampdoria	14	(0)
1966–1967	Alessandria	3	(0)
Total		317	(24)
International career
1958–1962	Italy	3	(0)
Managerial career
1970–1971	Anconitana
1971–1972	Alessandria
1972–1973	Casertana
1973–1975	Monza
1976–1979	Trento
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mario David (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmaːrjo ˈdaːvid]; 3 January 1934 – 26 July 2005) was an Italian footballer and manager, who played as a defender.

Club career

David was born at Udine. He played for 11 seasons in the Serie A (259 games, 20 goals). Throughout his career, he played in a defensive role from 1952 to 1966 for Italian sides Livorno, Lanerossi Vicenza, A.C. Milan and U.C. Sampdoria. He won the European Cup final in 1963 with Milan at Wembley.

International career

At international level, David played for the Italy national football team between 1958 and 1962. He is also remembered for his confrontation with Leonel Sánchez against hosts Chile in the infamous "Battle of Santiago" in the first round of the 1962 FIFA World Cup, which led to him being sent off: after being fouled by David, Sánchez initially punched him in retaliation; David kicked Sanchez in the head a few minutes later, and as a result he was sent off. Chile won the match 2–0, and Italy were eliminated in the first round of the tournament.

Death

David died at Monfalcone in 2005, at the age of 71.

Honours

Milan

• Serie A champion: 1961–62.
• European Cup winner: 1962–63.

See also

• La zizanie

External links

• Mario David at National-Football-Teams.com