| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 September 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Orvieto, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 14 April 1990 (aged 47) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1962 | Empoli | 19 | (2) |
| 1962–1970 | Sampdoria | 202 | (22) |
| 1970–1972 | Internazionale | 38 | (2) |
| 1972–1975 | Lazio | 88 | (2) |
| 1975–1977 | Cesena | 51 | (8) |
| 1977–1981 | Pistoiese | 108 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mario Frustalupi (12 September 1942 – 14 April 1990) was an Italian footballer, who played as a midfielder.
Born in Orvieto (Umbria), he debuted in Italian Serie A in 1963 with Sampdoria, for which he played in 8 seasons. In 1970, he moved to FC Internazionale, then in need of a replace for Luis Suárez, but Frustalupi disappointed the premises. With the Milanese team he won a scudetto reached the final of European Cup, lost against Ajax.
The following years he was sold to SS Lazio. Although often quarrelling with leader star Giorgio Chinaglia, he contributed to make the team one of the strongest in Italy, as showed by the scudetto won in 1974. Also successful was his stint with A.C. Cesena, which under him reached its best result ever (a sixth-place finish in Serie A and the right to play in the UEFA Cup).
In 1977 Frustalupi went to Pistoiese, being a protagonist of the first team's promotion to Serie A. He retired in 1981.
He died in a car accident in 1990.