Showing posts with label UEFA Europa Cup. Show all posts
Showing posts with label UEFA Europa Cup. Show all posts

Friday, September 16, 2011

IS GIOVANNI TRAPATTONI THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CLUB MANAGER IN ITALIAN FOOTBALL?

Giovanni Trapattoni aka Trap is one of the most successful Italian club manager of all time. In 8 years from 1978 - 1986, he guided the Old Lady of Turin Juventus F.C. to the Toyota Intercontinental Cup (now FIFA World Club Cup), UEFA Champions Cup (now UEFA Champions League), UEFA Cup Winners Cup and UEFA Cup (all now merged as the UEFA Europa League), UEFA Super Cup, 7 Italian Serie A calcios and 2 Coppa Italia. He recently claim he turn down an offer to rejoin the club to stay put as Manager of the Republic of Ireland.


Friday, September 09, 2011

DID YOU KNOW THAT THIS MAN WON IT ALL

The first man to win all five major international trophies was Gaetano Scirea, who played for Juventus and Italy from 1975 to 1987. He won the FIFA World Cup in Espana 1982, UEFA Champions Cup (now UEFA Champions League) in 1985, the defunct UEFA Cup Winners Cup and the defunct UEFA Cup (all now the UEFA Europa Cup), UEFA Super Cup, Toyota Intercontinental Club Cup (now the FIFA World Club Cup), seven Scudetti titles and 2 Coppa Italia in a glitterring career as a defender, he was never sent-off in 686 career matches.