Giacinto Facchetti
Facchetti in 2002
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Giacinto Facchetti | ||
| Date of birth | 18 July 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Treviglio, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 4 September 2006 (aged 64) | ||
| Place of death | Milan, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1956–1960 | Trevigliese | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1978 | Internazionale | 476 | (59) |
| National team | |||
| 1963–1977 | Italy | 94 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Giacinto Facchetti (Italian pronunciation: [dʒaˈtʃinto fakˈketti]; 18 July 1942 – 4 September 2006) was an Italian footballer who played as a defender. From January 2004 until his death, he was President of Internazionale, the Italian club for which he played for his entire club career during the 1960s and 1970s. He played 634 official games for the club, scoring 75 goals, and was a member of the Inter team which is often referred to as “Grande Inter”, under manager Helenio Herrera, with which he won four Serie A titles, a Coppa Italia, two European Cups, and two Intercontinental Cups.
At international level, Facchetti represented the Italy national football team on 94 occasions, and took part at three FIFA World Cups, winning a runners-up medal in the 1970 edition of the tournament, in which he was also elected to the All-star Team. He was also captain of the national side that won Italy's first ever UEFA European Football Championship on home soil in 1968, where he was also elected to the team of the tournament.
Facchetti is remembered as one of the first truly great attacking full-backs, and placed second in the Ballon d'Or in 1965. He is regarded as one of the best players of all time in his position, due to his pace, technique, intelligence, physique, and stamina, and formed a formidable defensive partnership with fellow full-back Tarcisio Burgnich in Inter's defensive catenaccio system at club level, as well as with the Italian national side. In addition to his playing ability, Facchetti also stood out for his discipline and leadership throughout his career, and served both as Inter's and Italy's captain for several years.
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