Leslie Minter

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Leslie Walter Minter [1]
Personal information
Date of birth 1890 (1890) [1]
Position(s) Centre-half [1]
Youth career
Chelsea
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1913–22 Internazionale Napoli
1922–26 FBC Internaples
1926–27 Napoli
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leslie Walter Minter (born 1890) was an English-born footballer who played as a centre-half. Although born and raised in England, he is best known for his footballing career in Italy.

During his time in Italy, he played for U.S. Internazionale Napoli, FBC Internaples and he was among the founding players of S.S.C. Napoli.

Having spent over a decade in Naples, he was given Italian citizenship and later represented a south-central Italian team versus a southeast French selection in Rome. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Materazzo, Giampaolo; Sarnataro, Dario (2016). Il Napoli dalla A alla Z (in Italian). Newton Compton Editori. ISBN   978-8822701893 . Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. "Cosi' Minter divenne italiano". riccardocassero.it. Retrieved 21 July 2013.