Ferruccio Valcareggi

Ferruccio Valcareggi
Personal information
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
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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