Roberto Gori

Roberto Gori was born in Piombino (Livorno) on June 19, 1938.

Source Lazio Wiki

His first club as a youngster was Cinisia (Torino) and he then played for the first team between 1956 and 1958, making 30 appearances in Serie D.

In 1958 he moved to Piedmont and joined Biellese in Serie C. He stayed six seasons and the Lanieri finished 4th, 3rd, 2nd twice,4th and 15th. He made 158 league appearances.

In 1964 he signed for Lazio in Serie A. The manager was Umberto Mannocci and the Biancocelesti finished 14th. The main goalkeeper was Idilio Cei and Gori played 3 league games and 1 in Coppa Italia.

In 1965-66 Mannocci stayed on and Lazio finished 12th. The highlight was beating Roma 1-0 and Milan 2-0 away. Cei was still first choice but Gori played 5 league games.

In 1966-67 Lazio were relegated. Mannocci started but was replaced by Maino Neri in early November. The best result was defeating Inter 1-0 at home. Gori played 3 league games.

In 1967 he left Lazio and joined Livorno in Serie B. He stayed five seasons in Leghorn with a 7th place, 11th, 9th, 14th and finally 18th with relegation. He played 104 league games. His managers included Leandro Remondini, Lazio legend Aldo Puccinelli, Costanzo Balleri and Domenico Rosati. He played with Lazio connections Paolo Franzoni (1973-75), Giuseppe Papadopulo (1969-72, 2004 as manager), Gigi Martini (1971-79), Roberto Badiani (1974-79, 1981-83) and Guido Onor (1968-69).

His last club was his hometown club of Piombino in 1972-73. The Topolini Nerazzurri were in Promozione Toscana (5th tier) and finished 5th. Gori only played 5 league games.

He then retired at 35 and went into coaching.

He started back at Biellese from 1977 to 1979 in Serie C. The Lanieri finished 8th and then 7th in the new C1 format.

In 1980 he joined Omegna (Verbano -Piedmont) in C2 and finished 12th.

He then had a year off but returned to Omegna for the 1982-83 season. The Lupi finished 10th.

In 1983 he joined Monza as assistant manager in Serie B. He stayed three seasons working with Guido Mazzetti, Alfredo Magni and former Lazio, Paolo Carosi. The Bagai finished 13th, 9th and 20th (relegated). There were some Lazio connections in the squad; Lorenzo Marronaro (1980-81), Marco Saltarelli (1982-83), Claudio Ambu (1982-83) and a young Gigi Casiraghi (1993-98).

Gori was a goalkeeper. His two main teams, where he played regularly, were Biellese and Livorno.

At Lazio he was bought as a backup keeper and that is what he was, reserve to Idilio Cei. Over three seasons however he did get the satisfaction of getting 11 league games.

Roberto Gori died on May 21, 2024, in Occhieppo Inferiore (Biella-Piedmont).

Lazio Career

Season	Total games	Serie A	Coppa Italia
1964-65	4	3	1
1965-66	5	5	-
1966-67	3	3	-
Total	12	11	1

Sources

Lazio Wiki