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Arrigo Sacchi

1946 - Today

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Arrigo Sacchi (born 1 April 1946) is an Italian former professional football coach, best known for having twice managed AC Milan. Sacchi is regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time, and his Milan side (1987–1991) is widely regarded to be one of the greatest club squads of all time. Sacchi won the Serie A title in his 1987–88 debut season and then dominated European football by winning back to back European Cups in 1989 and 1990. From 1991 to 1996, he was head coach of the Italy national team and led them to the 1994 FIFA World Cup final, where they lost to Brazil in a penalty shoot-out. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arrigo Sacchi is the 27th most popular coach (down from 25th in 2019), the 676th most popular biography from Italy (down from 620th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Italian Coach.

Arrigo Sacchi is most famous for his role as the head coach of the Italian national football team during the 1990s. He is credited with the invention of the catenaccio style of football, which is a defensive-minded style of play.

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Among COACHES

Among coaches, Arrigo Sacchi ranks 27 out of 471. Before him are Luis Aragonés, Jürgen Klopp, Diego Simeone, Sven-Göran Eriksson, Sepp Maier, and Frank Rijkaard. After him are Joachim Löw, Carlos Alberto Parreira, Manuel Pellegrini, Ronald Koeman, Ernst Happel, and Fatih Terim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Arrigo Sacchi ranks 49. Before him are Oliver Stone, Masoud Barzani, Paul Alexander, Timothy Dalton, David Suchet, and Liza Minnelli. After him are Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, Boris Berezovsky, John Waters, Sally Field, Thongloun Sisoulith, and André the Giant.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Arrigo Sacchi ranks 676 out of 5,161. Before him are Pierluigi Collina (1960), Giorgio Moroder (1940), Umberto Nobile (1885), Frank Capra (1897), Paul the Deacon (720), and Aldus Manutius (1449). After him are Bianca Maria Sforza (1472), Maria Theresa of Austria (1767), Josephine of Leuchtenberg (1807), Giovanni Giustiniani (1418), Francis of Paola (1416), and Edmondo De Amicis (1846).

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Among COACHES In Italy

Among coaches born in Italy, Arrigo Sacchi ranks 7. Before him are Carlo Ancelotti (1959), Dino Zoff (1942), Fabio Capello (1946), Claudio Ranieri (1951), Giovanni Trapattoni (1939), and Marcello Lippi (1948). After him are Luciano Spalletti (1959), Maurizio Sarri (1959), Massimiliano Allegri (1967), Enzo Bearzot (1927), Alberto Zaccheroni (1953), and Stefano Pioli (1965).

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