Azeglio Vicini

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Azeglio Vicini
Personal information
Date of birth (1933-03-20)20 March 1933
Place of birth Cesena, Italy
Date of death 30 January 2018(2018-01-30) (aged 84)
Place of death Brescia, Italy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1956 Vicenza 54 (8)
1956–1963 Sampdoria 191 (6)
1963–1966 Brescia 55 (2)
Teams managed
1967–1968 Brescia
1975–1976 Italy U-23
1977–1986 Italy U-21
1986–1991 Italy
1992–1993 Cesena
1993–1994 Udinese
Honours
 Italy (as manager)
FIFA World Cup
Bronze medal – third place Italy 1990
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Azeglio Vicini (Italian pronunciation: [adˈdzeʎʎo viˈtʃiːni]; 20 March 1933 – 30 January 2018)[1] was an Italian football coach and footballer. He also served as the President of the Technical Sector of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC).

He coached the Italy under-21 side. He later coached the Italian senior national side.

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