Paolo Pestrin (9 July 1936 in San Giorgio di Nogaro â 27 July 2009) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
He played for 12 seasons (268 games, 24 goals) in the Italian Serie A for Genoa C.F.C., A.S. Roma and A.C. Torino, winning the 1960âÂÂ61 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup with Roma, and scoring a goal in the 2âÂÂ0 second leg final victory over Birmingham City.
His younger brother Settimo Pestrin also played football professionally. To distinguish them, Paolo was referred to as Pestrin I and Settimo as Pestrin II.
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