Sergio Vatta
Personal information
Date of birth (1937-10-04)4 October 1937
Place of birth Zara, Kingdom of Italy
Date of death 23 July 2020(2020-07-23) (aged 82)
Place of death Trofarello, Italy
Position(s) Midfielder[1]

Sergio Vatta (4 October 1937 – 23 July 2020) was a Dalmatian Italian football player, coach and sports director. As a player he played for Triestina and in the Italian Serie C with L'Aquila.[2] He coached Torino F.C. in the Italian Serie B. He then coached, among others, Torino's youth team and the Italy women's national football team. As a sports director he won the 2000–01 championship with S.S. Lazio Youth Sector.[2]

Called il Mago (the Magician) he is especially known for his work in the youth sector, and is considered an historic coach of Torino's youth sector,[3] discovering such talents as Dino Baggio, Benito Carbone, Sandro Cois, Roberto Cravero, Diego Fuser, Gianluigi Lentini, Andrea Mandorlini, Giuseppe Pancaro, Roberto Rambaudi and Christian Vieri.[2][3]

He died on 23 July 2020.[2][4][3]

References

  1. ^ "Anche L'Aquila ricorda Sergio Vatta". Il Centro (in Italian). 27 July 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Morto Sergio Vatta, il mago del vivaio granata". La Stampa. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Salvatore Riggio. "Morto Sergio Vatta, storico allenatore delle giovanili del Torino e grande talent scout". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Sergio Vatta, morto a 82 anni lo scopritore di talenti più moderno e visionario. Da Cravero a Dino Baggio, il ricordo dei suoi ragazzi". Il Fatto Quotidiano. Retrieved 24 March 2021.


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