Helenio Herrera

Helenio Herrera

Herrera with Inter Milan during the 1973–74 season
Personal information
Full name	Helenio Herrera Gavilán
Date of birth	(1910-04-10)10 April 1910
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death	9 November 1997(1997-11-09) (aged 87)
Place of death	Venice, Italy
Position(s)	Central defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Roches Noires
1931–1932	Racing de Casablanca
1932–1933	CASG Paris
1933–1935	Stade Français
1935–1937	Charleville
1937–1939	Excelsior Roubaix
1940–1942	Red Star Olympique
1942–1943	Stade Français
1943–1944	EF Paris-Capitale
1944–1945	Puteaux
Managerial career
1944–1945	Puteaux
1945–1948	Stade Français
1948–1949	Real Valladolid
1949–1952	Atlético Madrid
1952	Málaga
1953	Deportivo de La Coruña
1953–1957	Sevilla
1957–1958	Belenenses
1958–1960	Barcelona
1959–1960	Spain
1960–1968	Inter Milan
1966–1967	Italy
1968–1970	Roma
1971–1972	Roma
1973–1974	Inter Milan
1978–1979	Rimini
1979–1981	Barcelona
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Helenio Herrera Gavilán (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈlenjo eˈreɾa ɣaβiˈlan]; 10 April 1910 – 9 November 1997) was an Argentine-French football player and manager. He is best remembered for his success with the Inter Milan team known as Grande Inter in the 1960s.

During his managerial career, Herrera won four La Liga titles in Spain (with Atlético Madrid and Barcelona) and three Serie A titles in Italy with Inter. He also guided Inter to European glory, winning two consecutive European Cups, among several other honours. He is regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time.^[1]

Herrera was arguably the first manager to collect credit for his teams' performances,^[2][3] in the process becoming a superstar in the world of football. Up to that time, managers were more marginal figures in a team. All teams throughout Europe were known for their headline-grabbing individual players, e.g. Di Stéfano's Real Madrid, whereas Inter during the 1960s is still referred to as Herrera's Inter.