Fabio the leader

The football career of Fabio Capello starts in the 1964 when, at the age of 18, he debuts with the SPAL. In the 1967 he was bought by AS Roma, where he won his first title, the Italian Cup. After his move to Juventus FC he wins three League Titles and he becomes a regular presence in the National team in the ’70s. In the 1976 he left Juventus FC to join A.C. Milan where he will finish his career as a player winning an Italian Cup and a League Title in 1980. Capello starts his new career as a coach training the rossonero youth department. He debuted on the bench of the A.C. Milan first team during the season 1986/87, when he is called to replace Liedholm in his last days. Capello returned the trust of the new president Silvio Berlusconi bringing the rossoneri in the UEFA Cup thanks to the successful playoff against the Sampdoria. During the season 1991/92 he was the A.C. Milan coach again, he tries to inherit at his best Arrigo Sacchi. Fabio Capello obtains a series of successful results overcoming, at least in Italy, his precursor. He wins three consecutive League Titles and his A.C. Milan is called “The unbeatable ones”, playing 58 matches in a row, more than a tournament and a half, without a loss. In the 1994 he wins a UEFA Champions League, beating, 4-0 in the Final, the Barcelona of Crujiff, and during the season 1995/96 he wins his fourth League Title. As it happened to Arrigo Sacchi he also comes back to training the A.C. Milan for only a season in the 1997/98.