Giacinto Facchetti
Facchetti on a 1968 Ajman stamp |
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Giacinto Facchetti |
| Date of birth |
18 July 1942(1942-07-18) |
| Place of birth |
Treviglio, Italy |
| Date of death |
4 September 2006(2006-09-04) (aged 64) |
| Place of death |
Milan, Italy |
| Height |
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Playing position |
Left Back |
| Youth career |
| 1956–1960 |
Trevigliese |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 1960–1978 |
Internazionale |
476 |
(59) |
| National team |
| 1963–1977 |
Italy |
94 |
(3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
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Giacinto Facchetti (Italian pronunciation: [dʒaˈtʃinto fakˈketti]; 18 July 1942 – 4 September 2006) was an Italian football player. From January 2004 until his death, he was President of Internazionale, the club for which he played for his whole career during the 1960s and 1970s, playing 634 official games and scoring 75 goals. He played for the Internazionale team remembered as “Grande Inter”. Facchetti is remembered as one of the first truly great attacking-full backs, and one of the best ever in his position.
[edit] Biography
Born at Treviglio, in the Province of Bergamo (Lombardy), Facchetti began his career with his hometown club, Trevigliese, as a forward. He was soon noticed by Helenio Herrera, then manager of Internazionale, who launched him in Serie A in the late 1960–61 season as a full back. The change of role was a good choice, and eventually Facchetti developed into one of the most effective defenders of Italian football.
With his club, Facchetti won four scudetti in 1963, 1965, 1966 and 1971; one Italian Cup in 1978; two European Cups in 1964 and 2011; and two Intercontinental Cups in 1964 and 2011.
Facchetti made his debut for Italy on 23 March 1963. He was capped 94 times (a record at the time, since overtaken only by Dino Zoff, Paolo Maldini and Fabio Cannavaro), wearing the captain's armband 70 times and scoring three goals. He played for his country at the 1966, 1970 (where his team was runner-up to Brazil losing the final by 4–1), and 1974 FIFA World Cups, and was part of the winning Italian squad at Euro 68. In March 2004, Pelé named him one of the top 125 greatest living footballers.
Giacinto was sent off only once, for sarcastically applauding the referee.
Over the years Facchetti held various managerial positions at Inter, including technical director, board member, worldwide ambassador and vice president. Facchetti was elected president of Inter on 19 January 2004. After a long illness, he died of pancreatic cancer in Milan on 4 September 2006. He is survived by his wife, Giovanna, and four children.
His former club, Inter, posthumously retired the number 3 shirt in his honour.
On 22 September 2008, a square in the town of Cesano Maderno, Milan was renamed in honor of Giacinto Facchetti.[1]
Facchetti is featured in video game FIFA 12's Classic XI - a team made from the most legendary footballers of all time. During games, he can often be seen bombing down the left wing and absolutely hammering in screamers when he really has no right to shoot. Jon Walters and Paul Hogan were his heroes.
[edit] Career statistics
[edit] International goals
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[edit] Honours as a player
[edit] References
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Facchetti, Giacinto |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
18 July 1942 |
| Place of birth |
Treviglio, Italy |
| Date of death |
4 September 2006 |
| Place of death |
Milan, Italy |
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