Ferruccio Valcareggi
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | February 12, 1919 | ||
Place of birth | Trieste, Italy | ||
Date of death | November 2, 2005 | (aged 86)||
Place of death | Florence, Italy | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1937–1940 | Triestina | ||
1940–1943 | Fiorentina | ||
1944 | Milan | ||
1944–1947 | Bologna | ||
1947–1948 | Fiorentina | ||
1948–1949 | Vicenza | ||
1949–1951 | Lucchese | ||
1951–1952 | Brescia | ||
1952–1954 | Piombino | ||
Managerial career | |||
1952–1954 | Piombino | ||
1954–1959 | Prato | ||
1959–1962 | Atalanta | ||
1962–1964 | Fiorentina | ||
1964–1965 | Atalanta | ||
1966–1974 | Italy | ||
1975–1978 | Hellas Verona | ||
1979–1980 | Roma | ||
1979–1984 | Italy B | ||
1985 | Fiorentina | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ferruccio Valcareggi (Italian pronunciation: [ferˈruttʃo valkaˈreddʒi]; 12 February 1919 – 2 November 2005) was an Italian football player and coach.
Valcareggi was born in Trieste. He played for team such as Fiorentina and Triestina, ending his career in 1953.
He led the Italy national football team between 1966 and 1974, guiding them to victory in the 1968 European Championship and the final in the 1970 World Cup. Under Valcareggi, Italy lost only six games in eight years. He also had a successful playing career at hometown club Triestina, Bologna and Fiorentina.
He died in Florence.
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- 1919 births
- 2005 deaths
- People from Trieste
- Italian footballers
- Italian football managers
- Italy national football team managers
- Vicenza Calcio players
- Bologna F.C. 1909 players
- ACF Fiorentina players
- A.C. Milan players
- U.S. Triestina Calcio players
- Brescia Calcio players
- A.S. Lucchese-Libertas players
- Serie A footballers
- Serie B players
- UEFA Euro 1968 managers
- 1970 FIFA World Cup managers
- 1974 FIFA World Cup managers
- UEFA European Championship-winning managers
- Hellas Verona F.C. managers
- A.S. Roma managers
- Atalanta B.C. managers
- Serie A managers
- Italian football midfielder, 1910s birth stubs