Severino Minelli | |
Birth Date: | 1909 9, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Küsnacht, Switzerland |
Position: | Defender |
Years1: | 1929–1930 |
Years2: | 1930–1943 |
Years3: | 1943–1946 |
Clubs3: | FC Zürich |
Caps3: | 32 |
Goals3: | 3[1] |
Nationalyears1: | 1930–1943[2] |
Nationalteam1: | Switzerland |
Nationalcaps1: | 80 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Manageryears1: | 1943–1946 |
Manageryears2: | 1949–1950 |
Managerclubs2: | Switzerland |
Severino Minelli (6 September 1909 – 23 September 1994) was a Swiss footballer who played as a defender. He participated in the 1934 FIFA World Cup and the 1938 FIFA World Cup. He played a total of 80 matches for Switzerland.
He played as a sweeper in the revolutionary formation developed by the Austrian coach Karl Rappan in Grasshopper-Club Zurich as well as in Switzerland national football team, the "verrou" ("the bolt").[3]
He coached FC Zürich[4] and Switzerland.[5]