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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 January 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Udine, Kingdom of Italy | ||
| Date of death | 26 July 2005 (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.
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.
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.[1]
David died at Monfalcone in 2005, at the age of 71.
