Former Italy Football Coach Azeglio Vicini Dies
Vicini passed away at his home in the northern city of Brescia, Italian press reported on Wednesday.
Vicini managed the national side from 1986 to 1991, leading them to the semi-finals of the 1988 European Championships and also the 1990 World Cup.
He had a 13-year senior playing career where he lined up for Vicenza, Sampdoria and Brescia.
He coached Italy’s Under-23 team from 1975 and then their U21s before taking over the senior squad from World Cup winning coach Enzo Bearzot in 1986, but he will mainly be remembered for being at the helm of Italy when the country hosted the World Cup.
He guided them to the last four where their campaign was halted by Diego Maradona’s Argentina in a penalty shoot-out. He was succeeded by Arrigo Sacchi in 1991 and later coached his hometown team Cesena and Udinese before retiring in 1994.
Vicini managed the national side from 1986 to 1991, leading them to the semi-finals of the 1988 European Championships and also the 1990 World Cup.
He had a 13-year senior playing career where he lined up for Vicenza, Sampdoria and Brescia.
He coached Italy’s Under-23 team from 1975 and then their U21s before taking over the senior squad from World Cup winning coach Enzo Bearzot in 1986, but he will mainly be remembered for being at the helm of Italy when the country hosted the World Cup.
He guided them to the last four where their campaign was halted by Diego Maradona’s Argentina in a penalty shoot-out. He was succeeded by Arrigo Sacchi in 1991 and later coached his hometown team Cesena and Udinese before retiring in 1994.
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