Carlo Mazzone died today in Ascoli Piceno, historic coach of Ascoli and many other teams. This was confirmed by family sources to ANSA. He was 86 years old. Known as Sor Carletto, he was the record holder of benches in Serie A: 792 official ones, 797 also considering the five play-offs. In 2019, the new East stand of the “Cino e Lillo Del Duca” stadium in Ascoli Piceno was named after him, and in the same year he was inducted into the Italian football Hall of Fame.
His coaching career lasted nearly 40 years, on the benches of Ascoli, Fiorentina, Catanzaro, Bologna, Lecce, Pescara, Cagliari, Rome (training them was a dream come true for him), Naples, Perugia, Brescia and Livornowith which he set the bench record in the history of Italian football, with 1,278 officers.
For further information ANSA Agency Farewell to Mazzone, Meloni: ‘He was the guardian of the healthiest values of sport’ – News – Ansa.it Gravina: ‘Icon of Italian football’ (ANSA)
On the occasion of the first day of Serie A TIM will be held on all pitches a minute’s silence in memory of the Roman coach. “Carlo Mazzone was a symbol of football – the words of the president of the Serie A League, Lorenzo Casini – He was the dean of coaches, with the record of almost 800 benches in Serie A. He gave a lot to this sport in every respect, technical, sporting and human. The Lega Serie A joins the condolences of the family and all the Italian fans”.
The record holder of benches, veteran technicians, adoptive ‘father’ of many players. The image of Carlo Mazzone’s unbridled race under the opponent’s curve after a draw in Brescia-Atalanta, to vent his anger for the insults received, chased him despite a straight-backed career, poor in striking results but full of awards personal. But with the death of Mazzone, the king of provincial coaches leaves, where by province we mean the heart of Italian football. There where passion reigns, beyond the palmares or the money spent. Mazzone was the record holder for appearances on the Serie A bencheswith 795, as well as a veteran of the technicians in activity before retiring to be a grandfather in ‘his’ Ascoli.
The ‘sor Magara’ – an epithet earned by his Roman way of crippling the exclamation, multiplying it ad infinitum – was not only a football coach but also, for many kids who worked with him, a second father. Not surprisingly, an October 2022 film about him was titled just like that, “Like a father”. Because everyone knows the coach, but few have really known the man behind it and how important he was for the career and life of people like Totti, Baggio, Guardiola (who dedicated the 2009 Champions League victory to him), Materazzi, Toni, Pirlo and many others.
For further information ANSA Agency Mazzone, record holder of benches in the hearts of the people – News – Ansa.it He was the King of provincial technicians, in Rome he fulfilled his dream (ANSA)
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2023-08-19 16:30:00
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