Silvio Marzolini

Silvio Marzolini
Marzolini playing for the Argentina national team, c. 1966
Personal information
Date of birth (1940-10-04)4 October 1940
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death 17 July 2020(2020-07-17) (aged 79)
Place of death Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959 Ferro Carril Oeste 53 (0)
1960–1972 Boca Juniors 387 (10)
Total 440 (10)
International career
1960–1969 Argentina 28 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Silvio Marzolini (4 October 1940 – 17 July 2020) was an Argentine footballer who gained recognition during his tenure on Boca Juniors (1960–72). He is widely regarded as the best Argentine left-back of all time, playing that position for the Argentina national team in the 1962 FIFA World Cup and the 1966 FIFA World Cup, where he was elected as the best left back of that tournament. Marzolini played a total of 28 games for Argentina.