Name:
Cesare Poli
Country:
Italy
Club:
U.S. Cagliari (1969-1971 & 1973-1974),
A.C. Lanerossi Vicenza (1971-1973)
Position: *
DMF,
SB,
SWP,
CBSide: RF/BS (mainly right)
Age: 25-29 years (06/01/1945)
Height: 177 cm
Weight: 70 kg
Attack:
69Defence:
75Balance:
80Stamina:
85Top Speed:
78Acceleration:
77Response:
81Agility:
75Dribble Accuracy:
71Dribble Speed:
73Short Pass Accuracy:
76Short Pass Speed:
77Long Pass Accuracy:
79Long Pass Speed:
77Shot Accuracy:
63Shot Power:
81Shot Technique:
62Free Kick Accuracy:
64Curling:
68Header:
73Jump:
76Technique:
71Aggression:
75Mentality:
79Goalkeeper Skills:
50Team Work:
82Injury Tolerance:
BCondition:
5Weak Foot Accuracy:
5Weak Foot Frequency:
5Consistency:
6Growth type:
StandardCARDS:P06 - Pinpoint Pass
P12 - Enforcer
S07 - Man Marking
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Marking
Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Defence Minded
INFO:Poli was a versatile player, defensive midfielder, side back, sweeper and more rarely centre back. His career began in 1965 and from there he changed team every two seasons. He played for Lanerossi Vicenza from 1965 to 1967 and from 1971 to 1973, for Inter from 1967 to 1969, for Cagliari from 1969 to 1971 ─ winning the
Scudetto ─ and from 1973 to 1975, when he retired. He appeared in 105 matches ─ scoring 3 goals ─ with Vicenza, 22 with Inter, 99 with Cagliari.
Poli was the kind of player who acted in both defence and attack. His main task was to mark an opponent, constantly exchanging target with the defenders, but had some troubles against technically gifted strikers. He pushed forward a lot and it was surprising when he decided to stay back for the entire match. He didn't possess good technique but was gifted with good passing ability, especially when delivering accurate pinpoint crosses from the back. Sometimes he moved to the flank ─ usually the right ─ to send crosses from the end line. This characteristic was shown even more when he acted as side back and added vitality to the offensive play.
