Name: Francesco Rosetta
Nickname: "Cecco"
Country:
Italy
Club: ACF Fiorentina
Position: *
CB,
SB,
SWPSide: RF/BS
Age: 28-33 years (09/10/1922)
Height: 172 cm
Weight: 74 kg
Attack:
60Defence:
88Balance:
82Stamina:
80Top Speed:
81Acceleration:
82Response:
83Agility:
80Dribble Accuracy:
77Dribble Speed:
73Short Pass Accuracy:
78Short Pass Speed:
75Long Pass Accuracy:
74Long Pass Speed:
72Shot Accuracy:
61Shot Power:
77Shot Technique:
62Free Kick Accuracy:
58Curling:
59Header:
81Jump:
86Technique:
77Aggression:
58Mentality:
88Keeper Skills:
50Team Work:
81Injury Tolerance:
BCondition:
7Weak Foot Accuracy:
5Weak Foot Frequency:
5Consistency:
6Growth Type:
Late LastingCARDS:S07 Man Marking
S09 Covering
S10 DF Leader
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Marking - D Line Control - Covering
Attack / Defence Awareness Card: Defence Minded
INFOFrancesco Rosetta was probably the first player in Italy who played as libero occassionally. He was fast, well prepared and endurable, and gifted technically. Great captain and leader with excellent sense of anticipating, with solid strength, he was mainly used as centre half but also as a side back to cover Cervato's offensive bursts, with Magnini moving on his stopper position. Played at Novara, in Serie B in 1941-42. Four championships with the shirt-blue night until 1945-46 and then being offered a great chance to play at a high level with Torin. He arrived just one league with 15 appearances in the 1946-47 at age 24 still to go. Fiorentina bought him, came good in 1950 and fifth in 1951. In the national team made debut in Florence 1949, during his first season lily in a Italy-Austria is valid for the International Cup and finished 3-1 for the Blues. In 245 appearances with purple and a goal (April 20, 1952 in Legnano-Fiorentina 1-0) was to demonstrate the continuity and commitment to the colors of this player up to the whole glorious season 1956-57 was a captain on the crest of courage. Then last parenthesis in Verona (1957-58) and finally the retirement to return to his family in Piedmont. Francesco Rosetta died in 2006.
Quote:
Rosetta, giocatore elegante fu campione di stile sia nella tecnica che nella correttezza, quasi irritante nel non atterrare gli avversari una sola squalifica (3 giornate per aver reagito contro “Veleno” Lorenzi). Era giudicato il miglior centromediano dopo Carletto Parola – l’autore della mitica rovesciata immortalata sulla copertina degli albi Panini, una foto scattata il 15 gennaio ’50, proprio a Firenze in occasione di Fiorentina – Juve (0-0). Centromediano era colui che doveva prendere in consegna il centravanti avversario. Rosetta lo faceva con grande abilità sia di piede che di testa, pur non disponendo di un gran fisico. Bernardini lo impiegò, anche se allora non era questa la dizione, come libero affidandogli inoltre il compito di impostare, palla a terra, l’inizio della controffensiva viola.
