Severino Minelli (6 September 1909 – 23 September 1994) was a

Swiss Swiss most commonly refers to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Swiss may also refer to: Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina * Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses * Swiss Café, an old café located ...

footballer who played as a defender. He participated in the

1934 FIFA World Cup The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the 2nd edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international Association football, football championship for List of men's national association football teams, senior men's national teams. It took place in Kin ...

and the

1938 FIFA World Cup The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the 3rd edition of the FIFA World Cup, World Cup, the quadrennial international Association football, football championship for senior men's national teams. It was held in France from 4 to 19 June 1938. Italy national ...

. He played a total of 80 matches for

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. He played as a sweeper in the revolutionary formation developed by the Austrian coach Karl Rappan in Grasshopper-Club Zurich as well as in Switzerland national football team, the "''verrou" ("the bolt")''. He coached

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and

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1909 births 1994 deaths People from Küsnacht Sportspeople from Meilen District Swiss men's footballers Switzerland men's international footballers 1934 FIFA World Cup players 1938 FIFA World Cup players Servette FC players Grasshopper Club Zurich players FC Zürich players Swiss football managers FC Zürich managers Switzerland national football team managers Men's association football defenders Footballers from the canton of Zürich 20th-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-footy-defender-stub