Michael Sorridimi

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Michel Sorridimi
Personal information
Full nameMichel Sorridimi
Born (1956-11-05) 5 November 1956 (age 64)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight11 st 7 lb (161 lb; 73 kg)
Position Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1975–82 St George Dragons 82310093

Michel Sorridimi (born 5 November 1956) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s.

Career

A St George Dragons junior from the Kingsgrove Colts, Michel 'Zorro' Sorridimi was graded in 1974. Sorridimi played eight first grade seasons with St George and won a premiership with the club in 1979 playing on the wing in the victory over the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. A crowd favourite at Kogarah's Jubilee Oval, Sorridimi's career was curtailed by injury in the early 1980s, and he retired in 1982. [1]

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References

  1. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 edition ( ISBN   1875169571)