Virgilio Fossati
Virgilio Fossati was an Italian former footballer and manager. A former midfielder, he played for and coached Italian club Inter Milan, also representing the Italy national football team; he captained both teams throughout his career.Career
Fossati spent his entire career with Internazionale. He played 97 times for the club and scored 4 goals. Throughout his career, Fossati served as Inter and Italy's captain and also the first Inter player to play with the Italian national team. On 15 May 1910, he scored in Italy's first official match, a 6–2 win over France. He later also coached Inter.
Fossati's career was ended by World War I. He died on Christmas Day 1916 at Monfalcone during a battle between the Italian and Austrian armies.
His brother Giuseppe played 43 matches in three years with Inter.
