| Arrigo Sacchi | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Arrigo Sacchi | |
| Date of birth | April 1, 1946 | |
| Place of birth | Fusignano, Italy | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Unattached | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1964-1977 1977-1979 |
Fusignano CF Bellaria |
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| Teams managed | ||
| 1985-1987 1987-1991 1991-1996 1996-1997 1998-1999 2001 |
Parma A.C. Milan Italy AC Milan Atlético Madrid Parma |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Arrigo Sacchi (born 1 April 1946 in Fusignano) is an Italian football coach, the former head coach of the Italy national football team (1991-1996), and twice manager of A.C. Milan (1987-1991, 1996-1997). Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fusignano is a commune in the Province of Ravenna ( Emilia-Romagna) in Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Coach (baseball|Coach (basketball|Coach (ice hockeyIn Sports a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction instruction and training of the operations The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy
Sacchi never played football professionally, and before becoming a coach he was a shoe salesman.
As manager of the Italian national team, Sacchi helped Italy reach the final of the 1994 World Cup, losing to Brazil on penalties. The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17 1994 The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international At club level, most notably he managed A.C. Milan. Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy His first spell there was a notable success, with domestic trophies - winning the Serie A title in 1988, the Italian Super Cup in 1989 - developing into success at European level and beyond: the European Cup in 1989 and 1990, and the European Super Cup and Intercontinental Cup in 1990 and 1991. Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located The Supercoppa Italiana ( Italian Super Cup) is a pre-season football competition held the week before the season begins in Italy every year The European Super Cup ( UEFA Super Cup) is at stake in an annual football game between the reigning champions of the UEFA Cup and the Champions The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by
Sacchi has also managed Parma AC (1985-1987 and 2001) and Atlético Madrid (1998-1999). Parma Football Club (formerly Parma Associazione Calcio) is an Italian football club based in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, team that Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga. In December 2004 he was appointed director of football at Spanish giants Real Madrid, replacing Jorge Valdano. Jorge Alberto Francisco Valdano Castellanos (born October 4, 1955 in Las Parejas, Santa Fe Province) is an Argentine former Club president Florentino Pérez said that the board had decided to appoint Sacchi so that he could
bring his substantial experience to help make our club more professional. Florentino Pérez (born March 8, 1947 in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish business man former politician and former President of We did not want someone to coach the team but someone who can help organise and plan everything to do with football at the club and Arrigo Sacchi was the ideal candidate. [1]
However, Sacchi resigned after the Real Madrid head coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo was fired for a string of bad results, notably a 3-0 defeat at home against arch-rivals F.C. Barcelona, and was succeeded by Predrag Mijatović. Vanderlei Luxemburgo da Silva (born May 10, 1952, in Nova Iguaçu) better known as Wanderley Luxemburgo is a Brazilian football Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Predrag "Peđa" Mijatović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Мијатовић - Пеђа) (born 19 January 1969 in Titograd, Montenegro
| Preceded by Guus Hiddink |
UEFA Champions League Winning Coach 1988-89 & 1989-90 |
Succeeded by Ljupko Petrovic |
| Preceded by Azeglio Vicini |
Italy manager 1991 - 1996 |
Succeeded by Cesare Maldini |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sacchi, Arrigo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Manager of AC Milan and Italy |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1946-04-01 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fusignano |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |