Armando Segato
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Armando Segato (; 3 May 1930 – 19 February 1973) was an
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and manager who played as a
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Club career

Armando Segato was born in
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,
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. He played as a left halfback for the fabulous
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side of the 1950s, which won one
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championship during the 1955–56 season, followed by 4 consecutive 2nd-place finishes, and also reached the 1957 European Cup Final, only to lose to
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. In 1961 Fiorentina became the first Italian team to win a European title, the 1961 Cup Winners Cup, but he had just left
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for a smaller Italian side,
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, where he closed his career in Serie B in 1964.


International career

With the Italy national team, Segato was among the most featured players in the decade, obtaining 20 caps between 1953 and 1959. He took part at the 1954 World Cup and played in a game against
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Style of play

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halfback, Segato was known in particular to the 'Viola' fans for his accurate left-footed defence-splitting passes and crosses, which often met the runs of Fiorentina team-mates Julinho and Virgili. He was known to be a loyal, correct and athletic midfielder, who was known for leading by example on the pitch, and was well-respected by both his opponents and team-mates alike.


Honours

;
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*
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Winners: 1955–56; Runner-up: 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59 *
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Runner-up: 1956–57 *
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Runner-up: 1958–59, 1959–60 ;Individual *
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: 1954, 1956, 1958


References


La Gazzetta dello Sport
1930 births 1973 deaths Italian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Udinese Calcio players ACF Fiorentina players Cagliari Calcio players AC Prato players Serie A players Italy men's international footballers 1954 FIFA World Cup players Footballers from Vicenza Italian football managers Udinese Calcio managers 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-footy-midfielder-1930s-stub