Mark Sertori

Mark Anthony Sertori (born 1 September 1967) is an English former footballer. He played for numerous clubs in the lower divisions of the Football League, initially as a striker before moving to centre-back. He now works as a sports masseur for Manchester City.[2]

Mark Sertori
Personal information
Full name Mark Anthony Sertori[1]
Date of birth (1967-09-01) 1 September 1967[1]
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Defender, striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
000?–1987 East Manchester ? (?)
1987 Stockport County 4 (0)
1987–1990 Lincoln City 78 (15)
1990–1994 Wrexham 110 (3)
1994–1996 Bury 13 (1)
1996 → Witton Albion (loan) ? (?)
1996–1998 Scunthorpe United 83 (2)
1998–1999 Halifax Town 45 (0)
1999–2001 York City 66 (2)
2001 Shrewsbury Town 1 (0)
2001 Cheltenham Town 10 (0)
2001–2002 Altrincham ? (?)
2002–2003 Accrington Stanley ? (?)
2003 Hyde United 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Manchester, Lancashire, Sertori played for East Manchester before signing for Stockport County in February 1987.[1] He made four league appearances before signing for Football Conference side Lincoln City in 1987, who he made his debut for in a 4–2 defeat at Barnet on 22 August.[1][3] He finished the 1987–88 season with 28 league appearances and six goals as Lincoln won the Conference championship.[4]

He moved to York City in September 1999 for a fee of £25,000 with Sertori agreeing a two-year contract.[5][6] In March 2001, he had three clubs in a week. He departed York for Shrewsbury Town, making a single substitute appearance, before joining Cheltenham Town.[7]

He dropped into non-League football in the summer of 2001, joining Altrincham. In November 2001 he captained a Northern Premier League representative XI against an FA representative XI.[8] In July 2002 he signed for Accrington Stanley before moving on to Hyde United in January 2003.[9][10] He retired at the end of the season to concentrate on his new career as a sports masseur.

Sports masseur

At the tail-end of his professional career, Sertori enrolled on a Professional Footballers' Association-funded course at Cardiff, where he graduated as a masseur as well as qualifying in reflexology and aromatherapy.[11] In 2003, he joined Bolton Wanderers as Sports Therapist and Masseur. He followed Sam Allardyce to Newcastle United whilst maintaining a private practice in Stockport.[12] He is currently masseur at Manchester City.

England masseur

An Italian speaker, Sertori replaced the long-serving Chelsea masseur Billy McCulloch as a masseur for the England team under Fabio Capello,[13][14] being one of three masseurs in England's 17-man technical staff for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[15] His role with England continued and he was part of the England 2016 European Championship backroom staff.[16]

References
  1. Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 553. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
  2. "From lower league journeyman to chasing a treble at Manchester City - Cheltenham Town's link with 2019 FA Cup final". gloucestershirelive.co.uk. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  3. "Mark Sertori". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  4. Harman, John (2005). Alliance to Conference 1979–2004: The First 25 Years. Tony Williams Publications. p. 419. ISBN 1-869833-52-X.
  5. "Sertori target". The Press. 3 September 1999. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  6. "Pouton's £150,000 switch to Grimsby". The Press. 6 September 1999. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  7. "Robins in for Sertori". The Press. 14 March 2001. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  8. "Unibond league come out on top". Non-League Daily. 20 November 2001. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  9. "Coleman strengthens Stanley squad". Non-League Daily. 8 July 2002. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  10. "Waywell starts his signing spree". Non-League Daily. 31 January 2003. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  11. "Ex-City man Sertori is Premiership class". The Press. 3 March 2005. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  12. "Company Details – Mark Sertori (Sports Remedial Masseur) Limited". UK Data Ltd. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  13. Wallace, Sam (5 February 2008). "Capello orders double training". The Independent. London. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  14. "Ex-Wrexham player gets Capello call-up". The Leader. 4 June 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  15. Fifield, Dominic (20 May 2010). "England back-up staff boosted by arrival of David Beckham's masseur". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  16. "Euro 2016".
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