Silvio Marzolini

Argentine footballer (1940-2020)

Silvio Marzolini (4 October 1940 – 17 July 2020)[1][2] was an Argentine football player. He was known as the best Argentine left back of all time.[3][4] He played for the Argentina national football team in the 1962 FIFA World Cup and the 1966 FIFA World Cup.[5] Marzolini played a total of 28 games for Argentina.

Silvio Marzolini
Marzolini playing for the Argentina national team, c. 1966
Personal information
Date of birth (1940-10-04)4 October 1940
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death 17 July 2020(2020-07-17) (aged 79)
Place of death Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959 Ferro Carril Oeste 53 (0)
1960–1972 Boca Juniors 387 (10)
National team
1960–1969 Argentina 28 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 2007

Marzolini died on 17 July 2020 in Buenos Aires from problems caused by cancer, heart disease and a stroke, aged 79.[6][7]

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