Marino Lombardo (9 April 1950 – 9 March 2021) was an Italian professional

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player and coach.

Career

Lombardo, a full back, began his career with

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, and later played for

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and

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. After retiring as a player in 1983 he worked as a coach, including for

with whom he won promotion. He died of a heart attack on 9 March 2021, aged 70.

References

1950 births 2021 deaths Italian men's footballers Torino FC players AC Cesena players FC Pistoiese SSD players Delfino Pescara 1936 players US Triestina Calcio 1918 players SS Arezzo players AS Pro Gorizia players Serie A players Serie B players Men's association football fullbacks Italian football managers US Triestina Calcio 1918 managers Place of birth missing 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-footy-defender-1950s-stub