He had turned 89 last January, Antonio Rosellini, dean of the agents Fifa is dead – we learn in sports circles – in Brazil, where he had chosen to live even if he had never forgotten his Umbrian origins, from Foligno.
Rosellini's name is linked to the many Brazilian champions who landed in Italy after the opening of the borders in 1980: Junior at Torino, Falcao and Cerezo at Rome, Careca and Alemao to Napoli these are just some of his shots.From Foligno to Brazil in the name of football: after having worked in insurance and then at Siae, Rosellini at the turn of the 60s and 70s became a manager of Foligno. He organized friendly matches and began his travels in South America to bring the most famous clubs to Europe. When in 1980 Italy reopened to foreigners after 14 years, Rosellini lived in Brazil and practically all the clubs turned to him, who was the architect of the landing in our championship of many players.
“I had offered Alemao to Cataldo of Lecce for four cents, he didn't take him, I sold him to Spain for ten times as much and then even more in Italy”, Rosellini said in an interview. Many champions who have made the history of Italian football, in many different moves over the years.
Article published on 11 October 2023 - 19:56
