Patrizio Sala

Patrizio Sala (Italian pronunciation: [paˈtrittsjo ˈsaːla]; born 16 June 1955) is an Italian former football manager and former football player who played as a midfielder.

Patrizio Sala

Personal information
Full name	Patrizio Sala
Date of birth	(1955-06-16) 16 June 1955 (age 70)
Place of birth	Bellusco, Italy
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Monza
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973–1975	Monza	37	(4)
1975–1981	Torino	159	(4)
1981–1982	Sampdoria	34	(1)
1982–1984	Fiorentina	21	(0)
1983–1984	Pisa	23	(0)
1984–1988	Cesena	95	(4)
1987–1989	Parma	36	(0)
1989–1990	Solbiatese	14	(0)
Total		419	(13)
International career
1976–1980	Italy U21	3	(0)
1976–1980	Italy	8	(0)
Managerial career
1991–1995	Monza (youth)
1995–1996	Leffe
1997	Varese
1997–1998	Pistoiese
1999–2001	Biellese
2001–2002	Vis Pesaro
2002–2003	Valenzana
2003–2005	Pro Patria
2005	Torino (primavera)
2005–2006	Casale
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Sala (kneeling, first from right) with the Italian national team in 1978

Sala was born in Bellusco, Lombardy. During his club career he played for Serie A clubs, Torino (1975–81), Sampdoria (1981–82), Fiorentina (1982–84), Pisa (1983–84), Cesena (1984–88), and Parma (1987–89), starting and ending his career with lower division clubs Monza (1973–75), and Solbiatese (1989–90). He won the Serie A title with Torino in 1976.^[1]

International career

Sala also played for the Italy national football team, making 8 appearances for his country between 1976 and 1980. He was a member of the 1978 FIFA World Cup squad under manager Enzo Bearzot, playing in one game at the tournament, as Italy finished in 4th place.^[2]

Honours

Monza

• Coppa Italia Semiprofessionisti (2): 1973–74, 1974–75

Torino

• Serie A: 1975–76