Fabio Capello

Fabio Capello (born June 18, 1946 in San Canzian d'Isonzo, Gorizia) is a former player, and currently a Spanish football manager, widely regarded as one of the best managers in world football. He is currently the coach of Real Madrid.

Playing career

Capello first played for SPAL, making his debut in 1964. Three seasons later he moved to A.S. Roma, where he won his first trophy, the Italian Cup. Then he was sold to Juventus, where he was a mainstay in 1970s. He also played for the Italian national team; he is particularly remembered for a goal with which Italy beat England at Wembley for the first time in its history. Capello ended his career as player with A.C. Milan in 1980.

Managerial career

Capello made his name as coach in the early 1990s at Milan, leading a team including the likes of Paolo Maldini and Franco Baresi to four Serie A titles in five years with a team nicknamed "the invincibles". Under Capello, Milan remained unbeaten for 58 league games between May 19, 1991 and March 21, 1993, which included an entire season where they were unbeaten in the league. They were finally defeated by at home to Parma after a goal from Faustino Asprilla.

With a style that spurned the traditional Italian caution of catenaccio, in 1994 Milan routed FC Barcelona 4-0 to win the European Cup. Although Milan surrendered the Serie A title in 1995 - finishing a disappointing fourth - Capello signed off from his six-year stint with the Rossoneri by regaining the league championship the following year. He then had a single season in charge of Real Madrid, guiding the club to the Spanish league title, before returning to A.C. Milan for a shorter and less successful spell.

He moved to A.S. Roma in 1999, winning the 2001 Serie A title. Having guided A.S. Roma to its first honours in a decade, he left the debt-ridden club for Juventus F.C., where he had played as a midfielder. Having taken Juventus to the 2004-05 and 2005-06 'Scudetto' (which now, Juventus has been stripped of due to its involvement in the match-fixing scandal), Capello is one of the few coaches to claim championship victories in four major European cities (Milan, Madrid, Rome and Turin).

In July 2006, with Juventus in the midst of a alleged match-fixing scandal, Capello resigned as Juventus manager. Press reports strongly linked him with a move back to Real Madrid; new club president Ramon Calderon had publicly stated his desire for Capello's return to the club. On July 5 2006, the official Real Madrid website announced the incorporation on Fabio Capello 1.

Honours as coach

Scudetto (Italian league championship): 1991/92, 1992/93, 1993/94, 1995/96 (A.C Milan); 2000/01 (AS Roma); 2004/05, 2005/06 (Juventus)(DISPUTED- TITLES WILL BE REVOCATED FOR JUVENTUS BECAUSE OF MATCH FIX UP WITH REFEREES--MOGGIGATE)^*
La Liga (Spanish league championship): 1996/97 (Real Madrid)
UEFA Champions League (European Cup): 1994 (A.C Milan)
Italian Super Cup: 1992, 1993, 1994 (A.C Milan) 2001 (AS Roma)
European Super Cup: 1994 (A.C Milan)

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Managerial career

Honours as coach