Jump to content

Albert Poli

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Alberto Poli)

Albert Poli
Poli with Angers in the 1971–72 season
Personal information
Birth name Alberto Poli
Date of birth (1945-05-21)21 May 1945
Place of birth Colzate, Italy
Date of death 6 December 2008(2008-12-06) (aged 63)
Place of death Saint-Malo, France
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1965 Audun-le-Tiche [fr]
1965–1974 Angers 286 (35)
1974–1975 Paris Saint-Germain 30 (2)
1975–1976 Rennes 35 (3)
1976–1978 Rouen 51 (0)
1978–1982 Digne [fr]
Managerial career
1978–1987 Digne [fr]
1987–1995 Dinan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert Poli (born Alberto Poli; 21 May 1945 – 6 December 2008) was a professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1] Born in Italy, he moved to France at the age of two and was later naturalized.[2]

Career[edit]

Poli played as a midfielder. He began his career at amateur club Audun-le-Tiche [fr] before signing for Angers in 1965. After nine years with Angers, he signed for Paris Saint-Germain, who had only just been promoted to the Division 1. However, he left the club after one season only.[1] Poli would go on to play for Rennes (one season) and Rouen (two seasons) before becoming player-manager at Digne [fr] in 1978.[1] He stopped playing football in 1982 to take the full job of manager at the club.[1]

Personal life and death[edit]

Poli was born in the town of Colzate in Italy.[3] He emigrated to France at the age of two. During the 1974–75 season, during which he played for Paris Saint-Germain, he became a naturalized French citizen, 27 years after initially moving to France.[2]

In 1987, Poli became the manager of Dinan. He simultaneously took a job as a sports instructor in a primary school in the area of Dinan. In 1995, he stopped managing the football club of the town, but continued in his sports coach position until 2003, when he retired.[4] He died on 6 December 2008 due to cancer.[2]

Honours[edit]

Player[edit]

Angers

Manager[edit]

Digne

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Albert POLI". Histoire du PSG (in French). Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Albert Poli". Stade Rennais Online (in French). Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Albert POLI". PSG70 (in French). Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Albert Poli se retire de la vie sportive - Dinan" [Albert Poli pulls himself out of sporting life - Dinan]. Rétro SCO Angers (in French). 12 June 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2021.

External links[edit]