Francesco Gabrielli (1857-1899) was a school teacher who wrote the first rules for Football in Italy and came up with many of the football terms used in Italian football. Many of these things were inspired through his practice of gymnastics.[1][2][3]
Francesco Gabrielli | |
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| Born | 1 August 1857 Bologna, Italy |
| Died | 19 March 1899 (aged 41) Rovigo, Italy |
References edit
- ^ "Francesco Gabrielli: le origini del calcio in Italia". Quotidianonet. 2 March 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Il calcio dei ginnasti e i primi regolamenti - Storie di Calcio". Storiedicalcio.altervista.org. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "IL CALCIO DEI GINNASTI E I PRIMI REGOLAMENTI : di Marco Impiglia, SISS" (PDF). Magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 10 October 2018.