Paolo Sollier

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Paolo Sollier
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Personal information
Date of birth (1948-01-13) 13 January 1948 (age 77)
Place of birth Chiomonte, Italy
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1969–1973 Cossatese
1973–1974 Pro Vercelli
1974–1976 Perugia
1976–1979 Rimini
1979–1981 Pro Vercelli
1981–1984 Biellese
Managerial career
1985–1987 Aosta
1990–1991 Pro Vercelli
1994–1995 Biellese
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paolo Sollier (born 13 January 1948) is an Italian former football player and coach.

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Playing career

Born in Chiomonte, Sollier played as a midfielder. [1] He began his career with Cossatese, combining his football career with a job working in a Fiat factory. [2] He later played professionally for Pro Vercelli. He then moved to Perugia and help them win promotion to Serie A in the 1974-75 season. [3]

He played later with Rimini and Biellese. [1]

Sollier accumulated a total of 21 appearances in Serie A and 124 appearances with 11 goals in Serie B.

Coaching career

He managed Aosta, Pro Vercelli and Biellese. [1]

Personal life

Paolo Sollier at Perugia in 1975 Paolo Sollier.JPG
Paolo Sollier at Perugia in 1975

Sollier, a communist, was active in left-wing political activism throughout his football career, and was known for using a clenched fist salute on the pitch. [2] [4] [5] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Paolo Sollier". worldfootball.net.
  2. 1 2 "Paolo Sollier: il trequartista militante". 27 February 2016.
  3. G. Innamorati (16 June 1975). "Perugia in A nella giornata dei nove pareggi" (PDF) (in Italian). l'Unità. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.
  4. lettura, Giuseppe Masciale·Storie·4 min (10 June 2019). "Paolo Sollier, il calciatore partigiano".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. Marcacci, Paolo (26 March 2020). "Resiliente da sempre: Paolo Sollier, il compagno centravanti".
  6. "Paolo Sollier: el futbolista obrero". Pinceladas de Fútbol.