Footballer and coach Giovanni Trapattoni: biography, career, rating

Giovanni Trapattoni is a famous Italian footballer and coach. Most of his career spent in "Milan", where he acted as a defender.

Biography of a football player

He was born on March 17, 1939 in the town of Cusano Milano. The first team was the youth squad of Milan, in which the footballer was in 1953. In the main team, Giovanni Trapattoni moved to 1959. In "Milan" the defender spent almost twenty years. You can say that this club for a football player became the only player in his career.

Trapattoni was known by nicknames "Maestro" and "Trap". In the camp of the "devils" he twice became the champion of Italy, and also once won the national cup. He helped the team two times to bring to Europe the European Cup.

Of course, in addition to him in the "Milan" at that time shone more famous and popular players. However, Giovanni Trapattoni managed to make a dizzying coach career.

In the "Milan" defender was until 1971. During this period, he appeared on the field 274 times and was able to excel three times. The final club in his career was the Italian "Varese". For the team, the player left only ten times and decided to retire.

National team

In the national team defender could not become the main star, but once stunningly played the game against Pele. It happened in 1963, at one of the meetings of Italy and Brazil. During the inning, Giovanni constantly did not allow the legendary Brazilian to get close to the ball, and in case of getting masterfully selected it. Subsequently, Pele noted that it was the first time he had to play against such "guardianship". In one of the moments Pele wanted a nice trick to throw the ball through Trapattoni, but he surprisingly stretched out and was able to intercept him. This game in the national team became the best in career defender. In the national team, he was able to enter the field only in seventeen matches.

Career coach

Giovanni Trapattoni, whose biography we are considering, after the completion of his football career became a mentor of the youth team of "Milan". Taking the place of coach, Trapattoni managed to achieve many titles and gained worldwide fame.

"Milan"

At the beginning of coaching, he headed the youth team of Milan. Soon I was able to become a mentor and the main staff. However, training his native club, failed to achieve significant achievements. And indeed, when the "Maestro" Italian football Giovanni Trapattoni led the "devils", luck turned away from the club.

After suffering defeat in the Cup Winners' Cup final, he was replaced by another specialist. Returned in 1975 to the post of mentor and helped in that season the team to take the third place in the national championship. In total, as a coach, he had forty-seven matches with the team.

"Juventus"

With the arrival of this club, Giovanni Trapattoni was finally able to show his abilities as a coach. He headed "Juventus" in 1976. "Old Lady" has always been the main rival of "Milan", and it was she who brought the first fame to Trapattoni.

"Juventus" in the first season under his leadership was able to win the championship of the country. Such a success of the team, it can be said, was made possible largely thanks to the new rebuilt tactics. The main emphasis was on heavy-duty protection, but the attack did not disappear. The mentor was able to successfully use aggravating attacks. In addition, at that time, "Juventus" was not deprived of excellent players who could act in any situation - Platini and Paolo Rossi.

It was Giovanni Trapattoni, whose career, rating and fame had gone uphill, was able to make the most of every available player, which allowed him to create one of the most formidable teams in Europe.

In the history of "Juventus" Trapattoni managed to take a special place. None of the mentors of the "Old Lady" could not stay on the post for ten years. In addition, no one club in Italy for such a short time could not six times become the champion of the country. Plus, there were two Italian Cups.

In his first year as a coach, the team was able to achieve amazing results in international competitions it was Giovanni Trapattoni. The history of football can not boast of another Italian coach, who in such a short time was able to win as many trophies in the international arena. The first European cup was able to succumb to the mentor in the first season. According to the results of the two-match confrontation with the "Athletic Bilbao", "Juventus" took the UEFA Cup. By the way, he became the first European trophy in the history of the club.

To the numerous achievements of the famous Giovanni Trapattoni so successfully assembled the team that the World Cup in 1982 won as part of the Italian national team, mostly players, "Juventus".

"Inter"

In 1986, Giovanni Trapattoni, an Italian footballer and coach, surprised many football fans, especially Juventus fans, with his transition to Inter. Most fans realized what it was caused by. Many famous football coaches of the world, Giovanni Trapattoni is no exception, after they achieve all possible titles with one team, they start looking for another. The Italian coach decided to try his hand at another club, try to build his tactics and game. Subsequently, Trapattoni more than once surprised his fans with unexpected transitions from the team to the team.

In 1989, "Inter" took the title of the champions of Italy. The main surprise was that the club managed to break away from the second place by eleven points. This did not happen since the 50's. The following seasons the team completed with bronze medals. In addition, the team while working as coach Trapattoni was able to win the UEFA Cup. By the way, the next triumph in the national championship occurred only after seventeen years. In the 2005/2006 season, "Inter" managed to win first place in the Italian Championship for the first time after the success of Giovanni Trapattoni.

Return to Juventus

In 1991, the Italian specialist returned to Juventus, which was experiencing great difficulties. During the management of Trapattoni the club twice became a silver medalist of the national championship, and also the coach managed to bring the team to the Cup of the country. In 1993, he helped the team win the UEFA Cup.

"Bavaria" and "Cagliari"

The transition to the German club took place in 1994 and became unexpected for so many fans. However, it was not possible to show off in the first season. In the national championship, "Bavaria" took fifth place, and last season she finished at the first. More successfully, the club played in the Champions League, where he was able to reach the semifinals. Perhaps the failure was associated with a language barrier.

Next season, the coach started at the helm of Serie A middleweight "Cagliari". However, soon returned to the "Bavaria" and immediately led her to the first place in the championship. Next season the team finished with a victory in the Cup of the country and the Cup of the German league. By the way, Giovanni Trapattoni is the first foreign specialist who managed to win the Bundesliga.

"Fiorentina"

Having flashed in Germany, the specialist decided to return to his homeland, where he headed the "violets". Many fans of the club reacted with caution to this appointment, because "Fiorentina" is a longtime contender of "Juventus", with which Trapattoni won many trophies. Nevertheless, the results did not have to wait long. In the first season, "violets" could get into the top three of the winners of the Italian Championship, as well as reach the Cup final of the country, where they lost to "Parma". The team could express themselves in the UEFA Cup, but was disqualified because the fans threw a firecracker on the judge.

Team Italy

In the summer of 2000 Giovanni Trapattoni rose to the post of coach of the national team. Together with the coach, the team quite successfully passed qualifying games for the World Cup in 2002. However, at the championship the national team could not prove itself. After conducting insecure games in the group, the team somehow came out in the 1/8 finals. Here the fans were waiting for a new sensation - Italy lost to South Korea. Then the Italian coach beat Dutchman Guus Hiddink.

The European Championship 2004 also turned out to be dramatic for the Italian national team. The team could not leave the group because of the number of points. Prior to the championship, Giovanni said that regardless of the results will leave the post of coach of the team.

"Benfica"

In the summer of 2004, the specialist headed the Portuguese team. For the season she won for the first time in eleven years the national championship and reached the cup final of the country where she lost to Vitoria.

"Stuttgart" and "Red Bull"

In 2005 Giovanni Trapattoni moved to the German "Stuttgart". However, for the first half-season the team showed unsatisfactory results. The reason for bad performances, many experts called what the players did not want to act on the tactics of the mentor, and wanted to show attacking football. The result was a resignation nine months after the appointment.

In May of the same season, Giovanni became the head of the Austrian "Red Bull" and immediately took the national championship for the first time since 1997.

National team of Ireland

In 2008, again unexpectedly for many, Trapattoni headed the national team of Ireland. The team did not include players who grab stars from the sky. Nevertheless, the team was able to confidently perform in qualifying matches at the 2010 World Cup, but lost in the play-offs to the French.

In 2012, Giovanni was able to break into the European Championships, where he became the oldest coach. This tournament for the national team was the most significant achievement in the last ten years.

In autumn 2013, the mentor left the post.