Casalecchio, 24 November 2024 – Pain and bewilderment in the world of amateur football in Bolognafor the premature death, on Friday, of Michele Marrese, a professional policeman in the Emilia Romagna Postal Police Department, and well known also in the sporting world with the suit of long-time coach, today with the colors of Anzolavino. Resident in Casalecchiohe was 56 years old and was defeated by a serious illness that gave him no escape. Her palmares includes ten championships won between second, first category and promotion, as well as two titles in women’s football with Gravina.
Born in Taranto, after the successful experience in women’s football ‘mister’ Marrese for work reasons he moved to Bologna where he put his experience to good use and cultivated his passion first in the Pianoro area, and then in Monte San Pietro, together with Maurizio Rossi and Vito Melotti. Following the years in Casalecchio Calcio 1921, Vadese, Crespellano, Crevalcore, Calderara, Zola, always with brilliant results and promotions, as in Castenaso, and up to Anzolavino.
“His availabilityhis enthusiasm, in general his undisputed human qualities made him an esteemed and loved person, capable of building true and profound relationships even outside the playing field – underlines the regional president of the regional football committee of the amateur federation, Simone Alberici –. Today and always we will remember the sensitivity and determination with which, both as a very well-prepared coach and as a generous man, he pursued and achieved his objectives.”
Condolence was expressed by the police unions Sap and Siulp, by the many sports clubs, and by his friend and colleague Gianfilippo Rossi, operational director of Sasso Marconi, who remembers Marrese’s “talent, competence and passion. And the great technical skills and human beings, as a winning aggregator and manager of groups that will never be able to forget it”. The funeral is Tuesday at 3pm in the church of Santa Lucia in Casalecchio.
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