Filippo Galli
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 May 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Monza, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1981–1982 | Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1996 | Milan | 217 | (3) |
| 1982–1983 | → Pescara (loan) | 28 | (2) |
| 1996–1998 | Reggiana | 54 | (2) |
| 1998–2001 | Brescia | 93 | (2) |
| 2001–2002 | Watford | 28 | (1) |
| 2002–2004 | Pro Sesto | 38 | (1) |
| Total | 458 | (11) | |
| National team | |||
| 1984–1987 | Italy U-21 | 7 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006–2008 | Milan Primavera | ||
| 2008–2014 | Milan youth system | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Filippo Galli (born 19 May 1963 in Monza) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a defender.
A composed, consistent, and tactically versatile player, with excellent technique, distribution, Galli was known for his man-marking ability and defensive awareness; he excelled at reading the game, and was usually used as a centre-back, although he was often called on to fill in at any defensive position, and also played at right-back, and as sweeper on occasion.
He is mostly remembered for his lengthy and successful spell with A.C. Milan, where he played alongside Baresi, Maldini, Costacurta, Tassotti, and Panucci, forming a strong defensive line-up under managers Arrigo Sacchi and Fabio Capello, which was known as The Invincibles; during his 15 seasons with the club, he won five Serie A titles and three UEFA Champions League titles, among other trophies. Despite his ability, he often struggled with injuries throughout his career, and predominantly served as a back-up in his later career, following the emergence of younger players. He was a member of the A.C. Milan first squad coaching staff, as a technical assistant of former manager Leonardo Araújo.
Born in Monza, Galli played for A.C. Milan from 1983 to November 1996, after initially being a member of the club's youth sector. He made his Milan debut in Serie A on 18 September 1983, in a 4–2 home win over Verona. During his 13 seasons with the club, he enjoyed many domestic and international successes under managers Arrigo Sacchi and Fabio Capello, winning five Serie A titles, three European Cups, two Intercontinental Cups, three European Super Cups, and four Italian Super Cups; he also scored 4 goals for the club in 325 appearances: 3 in Serie A, in 217 appearances, and 1 in the Coppa Italia, with his final goal coming against Brescia on 4 September 1991. He was initially an important member of the starting line-up alongside team-mates Franco Baresi, Mauro Tassotti, and Paolo Maldini, featuring in what is considered to be one of the greatest defences of all time. He played a key role during Milan's 1987–88 Serie A triumph, as Milan only conceded 12 goals in 30 league games, finishing with the best defence in Italy. However, due to injuries, and the emergence of Alessandro Costacurta in his position, he began to find less space in the starting line-up, and was usually used as a substitute in later years, although he was still able to contribute to important victories with the club, notably helping Milan to keep a clean-sheet with a dominant defensive performance, as they defeated Barcelona 4–0 in the 1994 UEFA Champions League Final.
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