Azeglio Vicini

Azeglio Vicini
Vicini with Sampdoria
Personal information
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
Men's football
Representing  Italy (as manager)
FIFA World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1990
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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).

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.

  1. ^ "Vicini Sig. Azeglio" [Vicini Mr. Azeglio]. Quirinale (in Italian). Presidenza della Repubblica Italiana. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference enciclopediadelcalcio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Former Italy national coach Azeglio Vicini dies, aged 84". www.independent.com.mt. 31 January 2018. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.