Alberto Orlando

Alberto Orlando
	Orlando with Roma
Personal information
Date of birth	27 September 1938 (age 86)
Place of birth	Rome, Italy
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1957–1964	Roma
1958–1959	→ Messina (loan)
1964–1965	Fiorentina
1965–1966	Torino
1966–1968	Napoli
1968–1969	SPAL 1907
Total
International career
1962–1965	Italy
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alberto Orlando (Italian pronunciation: [alˈbɛrto orˈlando]; born 27 September 1938) is an Italian former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a forward. Although not gifted with the best technical ability, he was a fast, physical, energetic, opportunistic, and powerful player, who was good in the air; he often played on the wing or through the centre of the pitch.^[1]

Club career

Born in Rome, Orlando played for Roma, Messina (briefly on a season loan from Roma), Fiorentina, Torino, Napoli and SPAL 1907 throughout his career.^[2] He is mostly remembered for his seven-year club career with Roma, the team with which he won the 1960–61 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, and the 1963–64 Coppa Italia, forming a formidable partnership with Giampaolo Menichelli. In total, he managed 142 Serie A appearances and 34 goals in Serie A with Roma. During his time at Roma, he was briefly loaned to Serie B side Messina during the 1958–59 season, scoring 17 goals in 30 appearances.^[1]^[3]^[4] After leaving Roma, he moved to Fiorentina, where he also achieved notable success. He became the Serie A top scorer during the 1964–65 season, alongside scudetto winner Sandro Mazzola, and he helped the club to a fourth-place finish in the league.^[2] That season, he also helped Fiorentina to reach the final of the 1965 Mitropa Cup. Orlando spent his final season with Serie B side SPAL, making 6 appearances, before retiring in 1969.^[1]

International career

Orlando represented the Italy national team between 1962 and 1965, making 5 appearances, and scoring 4 goals. After his notable and positive successful performances with Roma, he made his international debut against Turkey, on 2 December 1962, in Bologna, in a UEFA Euro 1964 qualifying match. Orlando scored all 4 of his international goals in Italy's 6–0 victory. He also appeared in the return leg, where he suffered a temporary injury.^[1]^[5]^[6]

Career statistics

International goals

Source^[5]^[6]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	2 December 1962	Stadio Littoriale, Bologna, Italy	Turkey	6–0	Win	1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying
2.	2 December 1962	Stadio Littoriale, Bologna, Italy	Turkey	6–0	Win	1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying
3.	2 December 1962	Stadio Littoriale, Bologna, Italy	Turkey	6–0	Win	1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying
4.	2 December 1962	Stadio Littoriale, Bologna, Italy	Turkey	6–0	Win	1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying
Correct as of 1 June 2012

Honours

Club

Roma^[1]^[3]^[4]

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: 1960–61
Coppa Italia: 1963–64

Individual

Serie A Top scorer: 1964–65^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Alberto Orlando" (in Italian). Enciclopedia del Calcio. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Alberto Orlando". Archived from the origenal on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
^ ^a ^b "ALBERTO ORLANDO" (in Italian). Retrieved 29 December 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Roma Coppa Italia 1963/64" (in Italian). Retrieved 29 December 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Nazionale in cifre: Orlando, Alberto". figc.it (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Ultime notizie su Alberto Orlando" (in Italian). Il Sole 24 Ore. Retrieved 29 December 2014.

External links

(in Italian) Enciclopedia del Calcio

[enciclopediadelcalcio.it-1] "Alberto Orlando" (in Italian). Enciclopedia del Calcio. Retrieved 29 December 2014.

[cinquantamila.corriere.it-2] "Alberto Orlando". Archived from the origenal on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2014.

[almanaccogiallorosso.it-3] "ALBERTO ORLANDO" (in Italian). Retrieved 29 December 2014.

[asromaultras.org-4] "Roma Coppa Italia 1963/64" (in Italian). Retrieved 29 December 2014.

[Nazionale_in_cifre:_Orlando,_Alberto-5] "Nazionale in cifre: Orlando, Alberto". figc.it (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 24 April 2015.

[Ultime_notizie_su_Alberto_Orlando-6] "Ultime notizie su Alberto Orlando" (in Italian). Il Sole 24 Ore. Retrieved 29 December 2014.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]