Nelson Debenedet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Nelson Debenedet

Italian ice hockey player

Date of Birth: 31-Dec-1947

Place of Birth: Cordenons, Friuli–Venezia Giulia, Italy

Profession: ice hockey player

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Nelson Flavio Debenedet (born December 31, 1947 in Cordenons, Italy and raised in Copper Cliff, Ontario) is an Italian-Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman.
He was the first Italian-born player in NHL. Debenedet began his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings, playing his last season at top level with the Pittsburgh Penguins.