Ferruccio Valcareggi
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Date of birth | 12 February 1919 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Trieste, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 2 November 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ferruccio Valcareggi (Italian pronunciation:
Playing career
Valcareggi was born in
Managerial career
Valcareggi is widely remembered for his success as a coach, in particular with
Despite his success with the national side, Valcareggi is also remembered for devising the infamous "staffetta" (
Valcareggi also helped Italy to qualify for the
Style of management
With the Italy national team, Valcareggi's rigid tactics were largely inspired by the Italian
Personal life
In September 1943, Valcareggi married Anna Peruzzi, with whom he had three children.[1]
Death
Valcareggi died in Florence on 2 November 2005, at the age of 86.[18]
Honours
Player
Bologna
- Coppa Alta Italia: 1945–46
Coach
Prato
Italy[3]
- UEFA European Championship: 1968
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1970
Individual
- Seminatore d'oro: 1956–57, 1972–73[2]
- Italian Football Hall of Fame: 2011[19]
- Fiorentina Hall of Fame[20]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Foot, John. "VALCAREGGI, Ferruccio" (in Italian). Treccani: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 97 (2020). Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ a b c Polverosi, Alberto. "VALCAREGGI, Ferruccio" (in Italian). Treccani: Enciclopedia dello Sport (2002). Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d Brian Glanville (5 November 2005). "Obituary: Ferruccio Valcareggi". theguardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Calcio: è morto Ferruccio Valcareggi". corriere.it (in Italian). Il Corriere della Sera. 2 November 2005. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Messico 70 e quei sei minuti di Rivera" (in Italian). www.storiedicalcio.altervista.org. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Ferruccio VALCAREGGI (I)" (in Italian). www.magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ Stevenson, Jonathan (12 May 2010). "The story of the 1970 World Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ Andrea Claudio Galluzzo; Gianfranco Lottini. "Ferruccio Valcareggi protagonista della storia violazzurra". museofiorentina.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ Smyth, Rob; Murray, Scott (25 October 2016). "World Cup final 1970: Brazil v Italy – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ a b "VALCAREGGI Ferruccio: una vita nel pallone" (in Italian). storiedicalcio.altervista.org. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ Molinaro, John F. (21 November 2009). "1970 World Cup: Pele takes his final bow". CBC Sports. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ Viner, Brian (13 July 2009). "Great Sporting Moments: Brazil 4 Italy 1, 1970 World Cup final". The Independent. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ CROSETTI, MAURIZIO (3 November 2005). "Esce Mazzola, entra Rivera così la staffetta ha fatto storia". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ a b "1970: Quando perdemmo le… staffette" (in Italian). storiedicalcio.altervista.org. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ a b Risoli, Mario. "Mondiali Memories - Mexico 70". Football Italia. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ BRERA, GIANNI (30 May 1986). "VIGILIA MUNDIAL PENSANDO AL ' 70". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "CALCIO - LA STORIA DEL CALCIO" (in Italian). Treccani: Enciclopedia dello Sport. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Former Italy coach Valcareggi dies". espnfc.com. ESPN FC. 2 November 2005. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Hall of fame, 10 new entry: con Vialli e Mancini anche Facchetti e Ronaldo" [Hall of fame, 10 new entries: with Vialli and Mancini also Facchetti and Ronaldo] (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ "IV Hall of Fame Viola: Toldo, Chiarugi e non solo entrano nella galleria degli onori" (in Italian). violanews.com. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
External links
- UEFA news of Valcareggi's death
- Italian Football Federation page of Valcareggi Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine