Flaviano Zandoli died, played in A. In the cathedral in Cesena the funeral
The soccer world mourns Flaviano Zandoli, who passed away at age 78 and whose funeral will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. in Cesena Cathedral. He was born in Gambettola, in the province of Forlì-Cesena, on April 22, 1947. At the age of 12 he joined the youth sector of Cesena and then, between the ages of 14 and 18, moved to Juventus. With the Turin-based Bianconeri, however, he never managed to make his debut in the first team. Returning to Cesena to do his military service, he joined the “Atleti Company” of Bologna and from there began his career as a footballer.
From 1967 to 1982 the striker wore the jersey of five clubs: Cesena, Sambenedettese, Padova, Reggiana and Ascoli, the only club with which he trod the fields of the top division in a respectable career. With Cesena he played in the 1967-1968 season and between 1978 and 1980, collecting a total of 66 appearances and eight goals. With the Romagna club he also won the Serie C championship in 1968, finishing first in Group B with 51 points, three more than Prato and Spezia.
Another important success came in 1978 with Ascoli, with which he won the Serie B. Also with the Marche team, he played the only two Serie A seasons of his career, in 1974-1975 and 1975-1976, scoring 50 appearances and eight goals. Interestingly, one of these goals he scored precisely against Cesena, at the “Dino Manuzzi” stadium: it was March 7, 1976, and the goal came in the fourth minute of the Cesena-Ascoli match, which then ended 3-1.
The goal was scored in the fourth minute of the Cesena-Ascoli match, which then ended 3-1.
After retiring from playing soccer, Zandoli embarked on a coaching career, leading several teams. These included Cesena’s Primavera team in the 1994-95 season, Savignanese’s regional Juniores team and Gambettola, a club in which he also held managerial positions. In 2012 he ran for the office of mayor of Longiano, but was defeated by Ermes Battistini, while in 2016 his face was depicted in a mural at the “Mirabello” municipal stadium in Reggio Emilia, along with those of other coaches and players linked to the history of Reggiana.
