Sergio ‘Bobo’ Gori dead at 77: Tributes paid to Inter Milan and Serie A legend after illness battle in hospital
SERIE A legend Sergio ‘Bobo’ Gori has died at the age of 77.
The tragic news comes after a two-week spell in hospital in his home city of Milan.
Gori won four Serie A titles playing with Inter Milan, Juventus and Cagliari.
He is one of just six players to have won the league with three different Italian clubs.
The Italian attacker is best remembered for his time with Cagliari, in which he lifted the club’s only league title in 1969/70.
He scored 33 league goals from 166 appearances during his six-year spell there.
Gori also won back-to-back titles at Inter in 1965 and 1966 while also winning the European Cup and Intercontinental Cup in 1965.
He would add a fourth Scudetto to his CV with Juventus in 1977.
Gori was also a member of the Italy squad which came second at the 1970 World Cup.
However, his one appearance at Mexico 70′ would only be added to on two more occasions later that year.
Vicenza, Verona and Sant’Angelo were the other clubs who Gori represented throughout his career.
Cagliari paid tribute on Twitter by saying: “Today we mourn one of our Heroes, capable of making our Earth great. Forever grateful, hello Bobo.”
Verona joined the tributes by saying: “Hellas Verona FC expresses deep condolences for the death of Sergio #Gori, yellow and blue footballer in the 1977-78 year, rallying around his family in this moment of grief.”