Carlo Mattrel
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlo Mattrel | ||
| Date of birth | 14 April 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Turin, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 25 September 1976 (aged 39) | ||
| Place of death | Fronte Canavese, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1956 | Juventus | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1957 | Anconitana (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 1957–1961 | Juventus | 72 | (0) |
| 1961–1962 | Palermo (loan) | 34 | (0) |
| 1962–1965 | Juventus | 21 | (0) |
| 1965–1967 | Cagliari | ? | (?) |
| 1967–1968 | SPAL | ? | (?) |
| National team | |||
| ? | Italy U-21 | 2 | (0) |
| ? | Italy B | 1 | (0) |
| 1962 | Italy | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Carlo Mattrel (14 April 1937 – 25 September 1976) was an Italian footballer, who played as a goalkeeper. During his career, he was regarded as one of the top goalkeepers in Italy, and had a highly successful career at club level playing for Juventus in particular, while also representing other Italian clubs. At international level, he represented the Italy national football team at the 1962 FIFA World Cup.[1][2]
Club career
Mattrel played with Juventus for most of his career, between 1955 and 1965, aside from two brief loan spells with Anconitana and Palermo. With the Turin club, he won three Serie A titles during the 1957–58, 1959–60, and 1960–61 seasons, as well as three Coppa Italia tournaments in 1959, 1960, and 1965.[1][2] After his time with Juventus, he spent two seasons with Cagliari, and one final season with SPAL before retiring in 1968. Throughout his career, he made 158 appearances in Serie A, 27 in the Coppa Italia, 4 in the European Cup, and 1 in the Cup Winners' Cup.[1][2]
International career
Mattrel was also part of the Italian squad in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, initially as a back-up for Lorenzo Buffon, but he went on to make his first and only appearance for the azzurri in the infamous second group match against hosts Chile, known also as the "Battle of Santiago", as Italy were defeated, and eliminated in the first round of the tournament.[1][2][3]
Style of play
Regarded as one of the best Italian goalkeepers of his generation, Mattrel was as a serious, hard-working, and disciplined player, who was capable of organising his defence well. Despite not being a particularly strong, acrobatic, or athletic keeper, he was known for his shot-stopping, positioning, and his ability to read the game, as well as his agility, despite his tall, slender frame.[1][2]
After retirement
After his playing career, Mattrel became a building contractor. He died in 1976, aged 39, in a road accident.[1][2]
Honours
- Serie A: 1957–58, 1959–60, 1960–61
- Coppa Italia: 1958–59, 1959–60, 1964–65
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Carlo MATTREL" (in Italian). Il Pallone Racconta. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Stefano Bedeschi (14 April 2013). "Gli eroi in bianconero: Carlo MATTREL" (in Italian). Tutto Juve. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ↑ "Nazionale in cifre: Mattrel, Carlo". figc.it (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
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