Severino Minelli (6 September 1909 – 23 September 1994) was a Swiss footballer who played as a defender. He participated in the

1934 FIFA World Cup The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams. It took place in Italy from 27 May to 10 June 1934. The 1934 World Cup was the first in w ...

and the

1938 FIFA World Cup The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third edition of the World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams and was held in France from 4 June until 19 June 1938. Italy defended its title in the final, bea ...

. He played a total of 80 matches for Switzerland. 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

FC Zürich Fussballclub Zürich, commonly abbreviated to FC Zürich or simply FCZ, is a Swiss football club based in Zürich. The club was founded in 1896 and has won the Swiss Super League 13 times and the Swiss Cup 10 times. The most recent titles a ...

and Switzerland.

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1909 births 1994 deaths People from Küsnacht Swiss men's footballers Switzerland men's international footballers 1934 FIFA World Cup players 1938 FIFA World Cup players Servette FC players Grasshopper Club Zürich 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 {{Switzerland-footy-defender-stub