Gino Rossetti

Olympic medal record
Men's Football
1928 Amsterdam Team Competition

Gino Rossetti (7 November 1904 – 16 May 1992) was an Italian footballer who played as a forward, or as a winger. He competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics with the Italy national football team, where he won a bronze medal.

Career

Rossetti was born in La Spezia. He was a member of the Italian team, which won the bronze medal in the 1928 Summer Olympic football tournament.

He jointly holds the record for the all-time most goals scored in a single Italian league season at 36 goals with Torino during the 1928–29 season;[1] his record was equaled by Gonzalo Higuaín in the 2015–16 season.[2][3]

Personal life

His brother, Giuseppe, was also a footballer, who was known as "Rosetti I", while Gino was known as "Rosettti II".

References

  1. http://gazzettaworld.gazzetta.it/features/serie-a-torino-rossetti/
  2. "Higuain: 'I am so happy!'". Football Italia. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  3. Chris Davie (14 May 2016). "Higuain makes Serie A history by breaking 66-year-old goalscoring record". goal.com. Retrieved 14 May 2016.


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