Ferrara Tonight at the age of 82 he is Ubaldo Malossi passed awayone of the best-known names in the Ferrara football scene, first a footballer but above all technician who led the main Ferrara teams. Widow of his wife Anna since 2007, Malossi leaves behind his sons Marco and Daniele and his beloved granddaughter Regina. “Hi dad. You were a good father. And you were a special grandfatheralways there for your granddaughter Regina. You dedicated your life to your family, working without ever sparing yourself. You taught me tenacity, stubbornness and many other things. I don’t believe in God. But you believed. I hope you’re the one who was right and that last night if your mother was there to welcome you. He carried her in his heart and not a day went by that he didn’t remember her dedication to her family. You leave a beautiful memory of yourself. Football manyour entire existence spent on a ‘football camp’, coming into contact with thousands of boys, who have now become men”. This is written by his son Marco, a fellow journalist, who underlines how father Ubaldo also leaves a void in the board of directors of Rivana Garden – Center for Social Promotion, of which he became director last year. «Ubaldo did a lot for Rivana and the voluntary association Nati con la Calzamaglia, dedicating time and effort as a volunteer».
A life in football
As his son points out, Malossi’s great love was football. Raised in Spal’s youth teamgoalkeeper, had this memory of a defeat in the final in 1961 against the Allievi biancazzurri, taking a goal from “Picchio” De Sisti. But undoubtedly more important is his career as a coach, which peaked with his boysOstellatese, brought to Excellence for the first and only time in the club’s history. And how can we forget the Copparesesaved in Promotion with young players making their debut and lower category players thanks to its great advantage, that of being a locker room player. On the other hand, the hoarse voice and the cigarette combined with the gentle ways did not go unnoticed. Was a long career that of Malossi on the bench, which ended with the role of selector for the Ferrara youth teams.
The memory in an interview
In July two years ago our late Alessandro Bassi did a long interview with Mister Malossi, here are some passages. As a footballer «A fairly short career. Three years in the Spal youth team, as a goalkeeper. After Spal a year, or rather, not even a year in Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto. Then, I pretty much stopped. I started playing again, in amateurs, in tournaments, even if I played as a winger or center forward. Then I returned to goal and went to Anzola and Voghiera.” His career as a technician starts in Ferrara teams of all youth categories: Libertas, Quartiere, Calcio Ferrara and others. In the amateurs, Occhiobello, Stienta, Canaro, Mesola, Molinella (both youth and first team), Migliarino, Copparo, Ostellato, Dossese, Voghiera, Polesella (a painful salvation) and “the fantastic environment of the Nuova Aurora”, he recalled. «Winning is very important, but victory can be an improvement in position, building a group, a good championship, salvation is what matters. It is very important, but the discussion is more complex and complete. When you live in football there are difficult, difficult situations, others beautiful and fantastic. You always have to take the average between these two extremes and this average comes from the men you meet, from the many fantastic people who live, work, grow and make this environment great. In football I had and have many friendspeople I would perhaps never have met elsewhere, and I have had many experiences, some unpleasant, many fantastic. They all remain in the memory, also because perhaps they crossed paths.” And to the question about football today: «I follow him very little, and I don’t even like him too much: running, a lot of running, little technique and little imagination. Imagination is fundamental. Running is important, but it’s not enough… I happened to have winning teams in all categories. Winning is a matter of joy, teamwork, work, fun, running… You need balance and work, intelligence and the ability to understand people. And the ability to not adapt to predictions.”
Many people remembered him today and many are ready to say goodbye to him as soon as the dates are set funerals. Hello, mister.
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