Mauro Tassotti
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 19 January 1960 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rome, Italy | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1978–1980 |
Lazio | 41 | (0) | |||||||||||
1980–1997 | AC Milan | 429 | (8) | |||||||||||
Total | 470 | (8) | ||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1978–1982 | Italy U21[1] | 10 | (1) | |||||||||||
1979 | Italy U23[1] | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
1992–1994 | Italy[1] | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
1997–2001 | AC Milan (youth) | |||||||||||||
2001 | AC Milan (caretaker) | |||||||||||||
2001–2015 | AC Milan (assistant) | |||||||||||||
2014 | AC Milan (caretaker) | |||||||||||||
2015–2016 | AC Milan (scout) | |||||||||||||
2016–2021 | Ukraine (assistant) | |||||||||||||
2021–2022 |
Genoa (assistant) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mauro Tassotti (Italian pronunciation:
An Italian international in the early 1990s, Tassotti only came into the national side under Sacchi, when he was already in his 30s, helping Italy to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Tassotti would go on to represent his nation at the final tournament, winning a runners-up medal, although he was banned for the latter half of the tournament. Prior to his Italy senior career, he had previously also represented Italy at under-21 level, and participated at the 1988 Olympics with the under-23 team, finishing in fourth place.
After retiring in 1997, Tassotti remained connected to Milan in several positions: he worked as a youth coach, as an assistant manager, as a caretaker manager and subsequently as a talent scout, until he left the club in 2016 to join the Ukrainian national side as an assistant coach.[11]
Club career
Born in
Following Lazio's and
Tassotti became a central figure in the Milan squad of the late 1980s and early 1990s under
Under Capello, Tassotti would go on to reach three consecutive Champions League finals with Milan, winning the Champions League in
International career
Tassotti did not win his first
After featuring in Italy's 1994 World Cup qualifying matches and international friendlies under Sacchi, Tassotti played in the 1994 edition in the United States, where Italy went on to reach the final, losing to Brazil on penalties. This would be the only tournament in which he would participate with Italy. In the group stage, Tassotti started the 1–0 defeat to the Republic of Ireland and his next appearance was the quarter-final match against Spain. However, in the quarter-final match, Tassotti elbowed Spanish midfielder Luis Enrique in the face during stoppage time in the second half, breaking the Spaniard's nose. The gesture was not seen by the referee, and Tassotti was not called for a foul or cautioned at the time. Italy won the match 2–1. After reviewing the game, FIFA officials banned Tassotti for eight matches, the longest-such ban in World Cup history until Uruguayan striker Luis Suárez's ban in 2014 for biting Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini in his team's final group match. Tassotti never played internationally again.[18][19][20] Tassotti later stated he had instantly and deeply regretted his actions, describing them as "stupid", although he would also state the gesture had not been premeditated but purely instinctive, as Luis Enrique had been pulling his shirt. He later personally apologised to Luis Enrique.[21] In total, Tassotti made 7 appearances for Italy between 1992 and 1994.[1]
Managerial career
AC Milan
Following his retirement in 1997, Tassotti took up a coaching position in Milan's youth system, winning the Torneo di Viareggio with the AC Milan youth team in 1999 and 2001.[22][23] In 2001, following the sacking of manager Alberto Zaccheroni, he served as a caretaker manager for the senior club and coached Milan for the remainder of the 2000–01 Serie A season, alongside Cesare Maldini, helping the club to qualify for the UEFA Cup, before being replaced by Fatih Terim at the end of the season.[24][25][26] In the 2001–02 season, Tassotti joined Milan's coaching staff under former teammate Carlo Ancelotti as an assistant manager, and retained his post after the latter's departure, under Leonardo, Massimiliano Allegri, Clarence Seedorf and Filippo Inzaghi.[23][27][28] In January 2014, he acted as caretaker manager for one match, a 3–1 home win over Spezia for the campaign's Coppa Italia following Massimiliano Allegri's dismissal and before Clarence Seedorf's appointment.[29][30] In July 2015, he began working as a talent scout for Milan.[22]
Ukraine national team
Tassotti terminated his contract with Milan on 12 July 2016, concluding his 36-year career with the club.[22] his contract was due to expire in June 2017.[31] It was later reported Tassotti had taken an assistant coaching position with the Ukraine national team, along with Milan Youth System coach Andrea Maldera, under the national team's former assistant manager Andriy Shevchenko, who formerly also played for Milan as a striker and who was named the team's new head coach.[22][32][33]
Style of play
Tassotti was mostly used as a right back, but he could also play as centre back when necessary, and often played in this role earlier on in his career. He even played as a
Although Tassotti primarily excelled defensively, he was a modern and versatile full back who was also one of the first players in his position to be capable of being an offensive threat, due to his pace, athleticism, stamina, technique, control, and distribution, as well as his ability to make overlapping attacking runs, dribble, and provide accurate crosses and assists from the right wing.[14][23][32][38][39][40] Although he was initially not known for being particularly skilful, Tassotti was later also highly regarded for his elegance on the ball and technical ability, which he was able to improve extensively under the tutelage of manager Nils Liedholm while at Milan.[13][14][32][38][41] This later led his teammates to give him the nickname the new "Djalma Santos", in addition to his other nickname, "Il Tasso" ("The Badger" in Italian).[11][14][23]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Europe[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lazio
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1978–79 | Serie A | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||
1979–80
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Serie A | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 0 | |||
Total | 41 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 47 | 0 | ||||
AC Milan | 1980–81 | Serie B | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 0 | ||
1981–82 | Serie A | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
1982–83 | Serie B | 32 | 0 | 9 | 1 | – | – | 41 | 1 | |||
1983–84 | Serie A | 30 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 1 | |||
1984–85 | Serie A | 24 | 1 | 10 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 1 | |||
1985–86 | Serie A | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
1986–87 | Serie A | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 1 | |||
1987–88 | Serie A | 28 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 39 | 0 | ||
1988–89 | Serie A | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 2 | |
1989–90 | Serie A | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 3 | |
1990–91 | Serie A | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
1991–92 | Serie A | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 0 | |||
1992–93 | Serie A | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 1 | |
1993–94 | Serie A | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
1994–95 | Serie A | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
1995–96 | Serie A | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | ||
1996–97 | Serie A | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | ||
Total | 429 | 8 | 75 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 583 | 10 | ||
Career total | 470 | 8 | 81 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 630 | 10 |
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Italy | 1992 | 1 | 0 |
1993 | 1 | 0 | |
1994 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 7 | 0 |
Honours
Player
AC Milan[11]
- Serie A: 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96
- Serie B: 1980–81, 1982–83
- Supercoppa Italiana: 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994
- UEFA Champions League: 1988–89, 1989–90, 1993–94
- UEFA Super Cup: 1989, 1990, 1994
- Intercontinental Cup: 1989, 1990
Italy
- FIFA World Cup runners-up: 1994[11]
Individual
- Premio Nazionale Carriera Esemplare "Gaetano Scirea": 1996[42]
- AC Milan Hall of Fame[11]
Notes
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External links
- Mauro Tassotti at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- National team data (in Italian) [dead link]
- Mauro Tassotti at National-Football-Teams.com
- Mauro Tassotti – FIFA competition record (archived)