Azeglio Vicini
Italian footballer (1933–2018) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Azeglio Vicini Grande Ufficiale OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [adˈdzeʎʎo viˈtʃiːni]; 20 March 1933 – 30 January 2018)[3] was an Italian football coach and player, who also served as the President of the Technical Sector of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC).
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Full name | Azeglio Vicini[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1933-03-20)20 March 1933[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cesena, Italy[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 30 January 2018(2018-01-30) (aged 84) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Brescia, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1952–1953 | Cesena | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1953–1956 | Vicenza | 54 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
1956–1963 | Sampdoria | 191 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
1963–1966 | Brescia | 55 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 300 | (16) | |||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
1967–1968 | Brescia | ||||||||||||||||
1975–1976 | Italy U23 | ||||||||||||||||
1977–1986 | Italy U21 | ||||||||||||||||
1986–1991 | Italy | ||||||||||||||||
1992–1993 | Cesena | ||||||||||||||||
1993–1994 | Udinese | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
One of Italy's most important coaches during the eighties, he coached the Italy under-21 side, reaching the semi-final of the 1984 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, and final of the 1986 UEFA European Under-21 Championship; he later coached the Italy national side, reaching the semi-finals of UEFA Euro 1988, and leading the team to another semi-final, and eventually a third-place finish, in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, in Italy.