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

Paolo Sollier
Personal information
Date of birth (1948-01-13) 13 January 1948 (age 76)
Place of birth Chiomonte, Italy
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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

Playing career

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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

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

Personal life

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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]

Publications

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  • Paolo Sollier (1976). Calci, sputi e colpi di testa (in Italian). Milan, Italy: Gammalibri.
  • Paolo Sollier; Paolo La Bua (2008). Spogliatoio (in Italian). Kaos Edizioni.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Paolo Sollier". worldfootball.net.
  2. ^ a b "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.