Background
Collovati was born in Teor, in the province of Udine.
Collovati was born in Teor, in the province of Udine.
As a player, he was regarded as one of "s best defenders during the 1970s and 1980s. An elegant player, he was gifted with good technique, as well as excellent anticipation, marking ability, and aerial prowess. Because of his many defensive attributes, he was considered Roberto Rosato"s heir at.
lieutenant was one of the few joys he had at, because following the 1979-1980 season, was relegated to the Serie B for their involvement in the Totonero football betting scandal.
Unlike other players, Collovati stayed on with in the Serie B and played 36 games scoring two goals, winning the title that season, and helping the club to gain Serie A promotion the following season. On this occasion, Collovati (who in the meantime was called up to the Nazionale) decided to join local rivalsInter.
In his first year with the nerazzurri (1982-1983), he played in 28 games. At Inter he was always a mainstay in the defense, but in September 1986 he wanted to be closer to his hometown of Udine and he went to play for Udinese Calcio, where he only stayed for one season (20 games, 2 goals).
He ended his career after two years at Associate of Science Roma (1987-1988 and 1988-1989) and four at Genoa C.F.C. (from 1989-1990 to 1992-1993), all in Serie A. In his international career, Collovati played 50 games and scored 3 goals: he made his debut for on February 24, 1979 against the Netherlands (3-0) and he scored his first Azzurri goal on February 16, 1980 during -Romania (2-1).
He also made an appearance for at the 1986 World Cup. He is now an analyst for the Italian media station Radiotelevisione Italiana. Club International Individual.
Collovati was a member of the Italy squad that finished in fourth place in the 1980 European Championships on home soil, missing the decisive penalty in the shoot-out of the bronze-medal match against Czechoslovakia.
