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Fabio Capello
Personal information
Position(s) Midfielder (retired)
Team information
Current team England (manager)
Youth career
1963–1964 SPAL
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1967 SPAL 40 (3)
1967–1970 Roma 62 (11)
1970–1976 Juventus 165 (27)
1976–1980 Milan 69 (4)
Total 332 (45)
International career
1972–1976 Italy 32 (8)
Managerial career
1991–1996 Milan
1996–1997 Real Madrid
1997–1998 Milan
1999–2004 Roma
2004–2006 Juventus
2006–2007 Real Madrid
2008– England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fabio Capello (born 18 June 1946) is a retired Italian footballer and current manager of the England national football team, having started the role in January 2008 after the dismissal of Steve McClaren. He is the second non-English manager, the other being McClaren's predecessor, the Swede Sven-Göran Eriksson.

Capello has the distinction of winning the domestic league title with every club he has coached throughout his career. In his first five seasons as a manager he won four Serie A titles with Milan, where he also won the 1993–94 UEFA Champions League, defeating Barcelona 4-0 in a memorable final. He then spent a year at Real Madrid, where he won the La Liga title at his first attempt, and in 2001 led Roma to their first league title in 18 years. Capello also won two titles at Juventus (which were later stripped after the Calciopoli scandal), and in 2006 returned to Real Madrid, where he won another La Liga title. Overall he has won a major league championship in seven (or nine, counting the two revoked titles with Juventus) of his 16 seasons as a coach, and is one of the few managers to claim championship victories in four major European cities: Milan, Madrid, Rome, and Turin.

After being appointed England manager in December 2007, Capello announced that the role would be the last of his career. Capello's contract with the Football Association came into effect on 7 January 2008, and was initially planned to run for two-and-a-half years; on 24 January 2008, Capello was named president of the League Managers Association, a customary role given to the English national coach. In May 2010 it was announced that Capello's contract had been extended in to 2012.

Playing career

SPAL

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Capello with Juventus in 1973

A midfielder, Capello first played as a youth for his local club side (Pieris in the land of Bisiacaria, between Isonzo and Timavo) which was coached by his father, Guerrino. He was signed by Paolo Mazza, the President of SPAL, for the fee of two million lire despite interest from AC Milan. In his second season in the youth team he helped the club win the Italian Youth Championship and made his first-team debut against Sampdoria on 29 March 1964. He made four appearances for a struggling side that was relegated from Serie A giving him experience of both success and failure in the same season.

After returning to the top division at the first attempt, Capello became a key player in the 1965-66 season, taking penalties and helping them avoiding a swift return to Serie B. He was also called up to the Italian Under-23 side along with teammate Edy Reja. However, injury to his left knee restricted him to just sixteen appearances the following season.

Roma

In 1967, he moved to Roma where he became a key player for the club. In his first season, he helped them to first place after eight matches, including scoring the winner in a 10-9 victory over Juventus. However, a recurrence of the injury to his left knee kept him out for the rest of the season and Roma eventually finished in tenth place, just 5 points away from relegation. The following season, under new manager Helenio Herrera, a fit Capello scored 6 goals as Roma finished 8th and won his first major trophy, the Coppa Italia. This qualified Roma to play the Anglo-Italian League Cup, where they played Swindon Town who had beaten Arsenal in the 1969 League Cup. Capello played in both legs against Swindon, Roma winning 2-1 at home in the first leg but losing 4-0 in the second leg at The County Ground, his first taste of football in England.

Juventus and AC Milan

He was then sold to Juventus, where he was a mainstay in the 1970s. Juventus were the dominant Italian team of the decade, and he won the Serie A three times with the club. Capello ended his career as player with AC Milan in 1980, having won his fourth Serie A with the club in 1979.

Italian national team

Capello also played thirty two times for Italy; he is particularly remembered for a goal with which Italy beat England 1-0 at Wembley for the first time in its history (14 November 1973), which he himself regarded as the highlight of his playing career.

After several years as a football pundit for Italian TV SPW and a brief spell as caretaker manager of AC Milan in 1987, he became a leading candidate to succeed Arrigo Sacchi as coach of the team, and he was formally appointed as manager of AC Milan in 1991.

Managerial career

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A student at Coverciano, in 1984 he penned a research article entitled "The Zonal Marking System".

First spell at Milan

His first experience was leading Milan in the last five games of the 1986/87 Serie A season, replacing Nils Liedholm and achieving the UEFA Cup qualifications in a play-off with Sampdoria. However, the following season, Arrigo Sacchi became the new Rossoneri manager and Capello stepped aside, but still worked for the society.

Capello made his second and best remembered coaching experience in the early 1990s again with Milan, replacing Sacchi and leading a team including the likes of Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit, Paolo Maldini, and Franco Baresi to four Serie A titles in five years with a team nicknamed "The Invincibles". Milan were at this time bankrolled by the vast wealth of the Italian media mogul Silvio Berlusconi. Under Capello, Milan remained unbeaten for 58 league games between 19 May 1991 and 21 March 1993, which included an entire season where they were unbeaten in the league. They were finally defeated 1–0 by Parma after a goal from Faustino Asprilla.

With a style that spurned the traditional Italian stereotype of Catenaccio, in 1994 Milan routed the favourites FC Barcelona 4-0 to win the UEFA Champions League, earning them a reputation of one of the great sides of the modern era. Although Milan lost the Serie A title in 1995—finishing a disappointing fourth—Capello signed off from his six-year stint with the Rossoneri by regaining the league championship the following year. He was replaced by Uruguayan coach Oscar Tabárez who was sacked after only a few games.

By now, Capello had earned himself a reputation as one of Europe's leading coaches. He had also become known as a disciplinarian, unafraid of clamping down on his players, even his leading stars, if he felt they were not pulling their weight for the team. Towards the end of his time at Milan, he had clashed with player Paolo Di Canio who was subsequently sold to Glasgow Celtic.

First spell at Real Madrid

Capello was unveiled as the new Real Madrid coach. A major task was combining the attacking talents of Davor Šuker, Predrag Mijatović and Raul in a single team, which Capello did by playing a three-man attack, in spite of his reputation for cautious and defensive football. He had a single season in charge of Real guiding the club to the Spanish league title in 1997. Real managed to edge out their bitter rivals FC Barcelona by just two points.

Despite his tenure with Los Merengues lasting only a year, he was credited with bringing in a number of players such as Šuker , Mijatović, Roberto Carlos and Clarence Seedorf who helped the club establish their Champions League dominance over the next few years.

Second spell at Milan

Despite a belief by the Lazio owner Sergio Cragnotti that Capello had made a verbal agreement to coach his club, Capello instead returned to Milan for a brief and less successful spell. Some of the previous squad had departed, and others such as Franco Baresi were coming to the end of their careers. The squad had to be extensively rebuilt, and many of the new signings did not gel. The team managed to win just 11 games all season, with a particular low occuring in March 1998 when they lost 4-1 to Juventus and Capello was sent off for protesting a decision to the referee followed by a 5-0 defeat to Roma in May. Milan finished the Serie A 1997-98 season in 10th place, 30 points behind the champions Juventus, by which time Capello had already departed the club. Some of the players suggested that Capello had instituted a more lax training regime than he had in his previous spell. A run in the Italian Cup ended when Milan were beaten in the final by Lazio 3-2 on aggregate, despite taking a 1-0 lead in the first leg. Capello took credit for Milan's title win the following season claiming, as he had rebuilt the side, that it was "my team".

Managing Roma

Following his dismissal at Milan, Capello took a short break from coaching. He told a reporter that he "sat on a beach and thought about football". He also enjoyed a spell as a commentator for Italian television, participating in coverage of the Copa America 1999. In May 1999 he moved to Roma, the club he had first joined as a player thirty years before. His arrival was hailed by the Roma President, Franco Sensi, who said "Capello is a winner and I believe in him". Capello was joined by Franco Baldini who became the club's Sporting Director. Capello built his side around Marco Delvecchio, sometimes leaving Vincenzo Montella on the bench. Believing his squad lacked a world-class striker, Capello made a move to sign Ruud Van Nistelrooy, but the deal was wrecked following a serious injury. His first season saw Roma finish 6th, made particuarly disapointing a scross-city rivals Lazio won the title, and they were knocked out of the UEFA Cup by Leeds United.

Capello's breakthrough at the club occured when he won the 2001 Serie A, having signed Walter Samuel to strengthen his defence and Gabriel Batistuta as a goalscorer. Although the large fee for Batistuta was questioned, the Argentinian scored a number of vital goals. The season began in difficult fashion with Roma struggling for form and an angry fans protest at the club's Trigoria training complex which turned violent when players cars were attacked. Capello resisted calls for his resignation, and the team's results dramatically improved helped by the performances of the Brazilian midfielder Emerson. The title was sealed with a 3-0 victory over Parma at the Stadio Olimpico prompting a major pitch invasion by the Roma supporters. That was Roma's first major honour in a decade and only the third ever time they had been crowned Champions of Italy. Capello was praised for fielding Montella, a player he had had a bust-up with just days before, in the final match of the season.

Following the title win there was also a widespread belief that he had done a secret deal to succeed Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United. Ferguson had announced his decision to retire, with Capello a leading candidate to replace him allegedly going so far as to meet with the Manchester United chairman Martin Edwards. Capello did little to dispel the rumours when he remarked "I like the spirit of English football and I would like to work in English football" adding that it was an honour to be pursued by the club. Capello's link with United eventually came to nothing after Ferguson abandoned his descision to retire and sign a contract, with Martin Edwards claiming that United had been three or four days away from appointing a new manager, believed to be Capello, when Ferguson changed his mind.

The 2002 season developed into a battle between Roma and Juventus. After a heated encounter between the teams, Capello used an interveiw to criticise the Moggi family that ran Juventus, particularly their dealings with players agents. Capello signed a new contract in April 2002, worth £2.37m a season. The defence of the title was dealt a major blow when the club drew with bottom-placed Venezia, as Roma finished second in the table behind Juventus by a single point. The following season Roma failed to maintain a serious challenge, and finished in eighth. Their Champions League ambitions were also ended following a defeat and a draw against Arsenal which saw them finish bottom of their group. Once again it had been English opposition that had thwarted Roma in Europe. Roma lost the Italian Cup final to A.C Milan, with Capello particularly angered by supporters who waved banners calling on him to go. Capello's final year at Roma, began well with the team playing much better football. They went on a seven game winning streak before Christmas, including comfortable victories over Juventus and Inter Milan. This led to speculation linking him with Juventus, despite his past differences with Luciano Moggi. Capello believed he had taken Roma as far as he could, and began to seriously considered a move. In the run-in the clubs form dipped and they ended up finishing eleven points behind champions A.C. Milan.

Juventus

In 2004, Capello left debt-ridden Roma to sign with Juventus. His move came as a surprise, because he had kept it such a secret, and because he had been engaged in a war of words with the Moggi family. When Capello broke the news that he was joining Juventus, Franco Baldini believed he was joking. One of Capello's first moves was to sign Emerson from Roma, further angering many of his critics who believed he had betrayed Roma. Juventus won the 2004–05 and 2005–06 Scudetto under Capello's leadership, but were later stripped of their trophies due to involvement in the Italian match-fixing scandal. The scandal engulfed the Turin club, and in 2006 they were relegated to Serie B by the authorities.

In July 2006, with Juventus in the midst of the aforementioned match-fixing scandal, Capello resigned as Juventus manager. Press reports strongly linked him with a move back to Real Madrid; new club president Ramón Calderón had publicly stated his hope that Capello would return for a second stint at the club and on 5 July 2006, the official Real Madrid website announced Capello's appointment.

Capello was criticised by Juventus captain Alessandro Del Piero, whilst leading players Fabio Cannavaro and Emerson also left for Real Madrid, with some believing that Capello had privately persuaded the players to follow him. In the wake of the club's enforced relegation, Juventus were struggling to hang on to their leading players.

Second spell at Real Madrid

Capello during his second spell with Madrid

Capello arrived at a Real Madrid side suffering one of the longest spells without a trophy in their history. He quickly drew the disdain of Real's ardent supporters because of his defensive playing style. In interviews, Capello responded to those critics by saying that the beauty of attacking plays was old. He said that results were much more important than playing beautifully. He also added that "those days are over." His remit was to bring the title back to Madrid, a task that had been too much for five other coaches since 2003. In Spain, he was commonly referred to as "Don Fabio". At Real Madrid, Capello had several high-profile falling outs. He was criticised for not playing David Beckham because of his contract wranglings and Ronaldo, who struggled for fitness and form. Capello also feuded with his compatriot Antonio Cassano; the two had previously had disputes at Roma.

In March, Real were again eliminated early from the Champions League and were mired in fourth place in the league, six points behind FC Barcelona. On 20 February 2007, Real Madrid were forced to deny rumours that Capello would be leaving after that day's match.

Despite the unrest, Capello recalled Beckham, whose return was pivotal for the team's recovery. A string of successful results in the latter half of the season took Real to the top of the table, while Barça's results became inconsistent. Real Madrid won their 30th league title on the final day of the season by beating RCD Mallorca 3–1 at home. The victory was achieved after Capello substituted an injured Beckham and brought on José Antonio Reyes. Real had been 1–0 down prior to the substitution and Reyes turned the match scoring two goals. Despite winning La Liga, Capello was sacked on 28 June 2007 due to Real's pragmatic style of play at a club with recent memories of the individualistic and free-flowing, but ultimately unsuccessful Galáctico era.

England

Appointment

After the dismissal of Steve McClaren following the failure of England to qualify for UEFA Euro 2008, Capello was linked, together with several other managers such as José Mourinho, Marcello Lippi, and Martin O'Neill to the England national team position; he then admitted that he was interested in the job.

After Mourinho ruled himself out as a potential candidate for the position, the media immediately labelled Capello as the new favourite. Alex Ferguson, Arsène Wenger, and Rafael Benítez then voiced their support for Capello and the news that Capello had backed out of long-held TV commitments with Italian state broadcaster RAI further confirmed Capello as the favourite to be England boss. It was initially mentioned that Capello's poor English skills might rule him out of the position, but the Football Association stated that this was not so. He was formally appointed as England manager on 14 December 2007, and commenced his day-to-day role on 7 January 2008, on a four-and-a-half year deal. It is estimated that that his annual pay is £6 million. After being confirmed for the job, he announced it would be his last in football. Capello announced on the day of his unveiling that it was a dream come true to manage the England national team and that he hoped to learn the English language in the following month prior to his first official meeting with the players.

Capello was welcomed by many English fans and the press who hailed his appointment as a triumph, citing in particular his impressive trophy haul and his reputation as a disciplinarian in contrast to the excessive leniency perceived to have existed under his two predecessors. For example he would later strip John Terry of the captaincy he had generally held for over a year after a scandal, in February 2010. He also referred to the members of the England team as "rich boys" and said each member needed to sacrifice something during the World Cup. In Italy, news of his appointment was greeted with a sense of pride that one of their countrymen had been selected to coach an elite European team. Equally, his arrival has generated some criticism, notably from FIFA President Sepp Blatter, who said, "I would say it is a little surprising that the motherland of football has ignored a sacrosanct law or belief that the national team manager should be from the same country as the players." The Italian led England to the World Cup winning 9 out of the ten qualifying games, winning all their home games and only losing to Ukraine, with qualification having been secured, in October 2009.

Friendlies

2008

England's first match with Capello as manager was at Wembley against Switzerland on 6 February 2008. Much of the speculation approaching the game had centred on whether Capello would award David Beckham his 100th international cap. Another aspect that generated a lot of interest was Capello's choice of captain. Several regular starters under Steve McClaren admitted they were uncertain of their future selection. On 31 January 2008, it was confirmed that a number of senior players including Sol Campbell and Beckham had not been selected for Capello's debut squad, with the Italian citing 'fitness reasons' for dropping former captain Beckham, who had not played a professional game since 21 November 2007. After recent erratic form, Paul Robinson also missed out on the squad. Debut call-ups were handed to two players: Curtis Davies and Gabriel Agbonlahor, both of Aston Villa. Capello decided to give the captain's armband to Steven Gerrard for his first game in charge, beginning his rotation policy.

Jermaine Jenas scored Capello's first goal as England manager in the 40th minute against Switzerland at Wembley. Shaun Wright-Phillips restored the lead after the 61st minute, shortly after coming on as a substitute. After a slow start, England won the game 2-1, handing Capello his first victory in his first game as England manager. He was warmly welcomed by the England fans before the game commenced.

For his second game in charge, an international friendly against France, Capello did finally award Beckham his landmark 100th cap. He also rotated the captaincy, giving the armband to Rio Ferdinand. England lost the game 1-0 after a Franck Ribéry penalty, marking Capello's first defeat as the national coach. Capello's third game in charge was against the United States on 28 May 2008. He named Chelsea's John Terry as the captain for this match. England comfortably won an unremarkable game 2-0.

On 31 May 2008, Capello named David Beckham as captain for the match on 1 June 2008 against Trinidad and Tobago. It was Beckham's first game as captain of England since the 2006 World Cup. England comfortably won the game 3-0. On 19 August 2008, Capello announced that John Terry would be named permanent captain for the second time in his career. On 20 August 2008, England drew 2-2 at Wembley with the Czech Republic.

England rounded off 2008 by beating Germany 2-1 on 19 November. A John Terry header secured the win for England, in the 83rd minute, inflicting the first defeat Germany had suffered in Berlin in 35 years.

2009

In the spring of 2009, England played two more friendlies, losing 2–0 to European champions Spain and beating Slovakia 4–0. In the summer of 2009 England played another friendly against Holland, coming back from 2-0 down to secure a 2-2 draw away from home. Slovenia were beaten 2-1 In Wembley in the same year.

2010

In March 2010, England played a friendly against Egypt and beat the Africa Cup of Nations holders 3–1. Two months later in the last home match before the World Cup they beat Mexico by the same scoreline.

In May 2010, England played a friendly against Japan at UPC-Arena, Graz and won 2-1. The two goals conceded by Japan were both own goals by Marcus Tanaka and Yuji Nakazawa respectively.

After constant speculation linking him with the vacant managerial post at Inter Milan, on 2nd June 2010 Capello committed himself to the England job until at least after the 2012 European Championships.

World Cup 2010

Qualification

England opened Capello's first competitive campaign with a 2–0 victory over Andorra, in Barcelona, on 6 September 2008. Four days later, on 10 September, England played Croatia, the team that had qualified for the previous competition (Euro 2008) at their expense. England won 4–1; Arsenal's Theo Walcott was particularly impressive in scoring three goals. The next qualification game was at Wembley just over a month later, on 11 October, against Kazakhstan. The game remained goalless at half-time, but England went on to win 5–1. A fourth straight win on 15 October made this England's best ever start to a World Cup qualifying campaign as they beat Belarus 3–1.

On 1 April 2009, England beat Ukraine 2–1 at Wembley. On 6 June, they travelled to Almaty to beat Kazakhstan 4–0, and four days later, they returned to Wembley to beat Andorra again 6–0, making it seven wins out of seven in this qualification campaign. A notable feature of the campaign has been the goals of Wayne Rooney: eight in seven games (all in the last six). With two in the friendly against Slovakia in March 2009, Rooney had scored ten goals in his last eight England games.

On 9 September 2009, Capello successfully guided England to qualification to the 2010 World Cup following a 5–1 win at home to Croatia.

Finals

Capello's England drew the first game 1–1 with the United States, after which he declared the tournament Adidas Jabulani ball was "impossible to control". This was followed by a poor display against Algeria leading to a 0-0 draw and widespread criticism of both Capello and the English team. On June 23rd, Capello led the English team into the round of 16 of the World Cup after they beat Slovenia 1-0. However they were beaten in their first knockout match 4 - 1 by Germany.

Career statistics

Player

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Manager

As of 23 June 2010
Nat Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Italy Milan 1991 1996 170 97 57 16 057.06
Spain Real Madrid 1996 1997 42 27 11 4 064.29
Italy Milan 1997 1998 34 11 11 12 032.35
Italy Roma 1999 2004 170 89 52 29 052.35
Italy Juventus 2004 2006 76 53 18 5 069.74
Spain Real Madrid 2006 2007 50 28 12 10 056.00
England England 2008 Present 27 19 4 4 070.37
Total 569 324 165 80 056.94

Personal life

Capello was born in 1946 in San Canzian d'Isonzo, Northern Italy to Guerrino and Evelina Capello. Capello is a devout Roman Catholic who prays twice a day. Both his father, a schoolteacher, and uncle played football, and Capello has spent his entire adult life involved with the sport. He has been married to his wife Laura, whom he first met on a bus as a teenager, for over 40 years. He is represented by his son Pierfilippo, who acts as his agent. It is thought that The Football Association welcomed the stable family life that Capello brings to the job, in contrast to the more colourful antics of his predecessors which served as fodder for the media. However, it has been highlighted that Capello has made a number of controversial comments over the years, such as praising Francisco Franco, and that the FA will be hoping he learns to keep his opinions to himself.

In January 2008, Italian police announced that they were launching an investigation into tax irregularities by Capello. However, the probe has been dismissed as routine by Capello's spokesmen who said this was part of a wider investigation into a number of wealthy Italians. The FA revealed that they had known about the upcoming probe when they had appointed Capello, and expected no charges to be brought.

Art collection

Capello is a self-confessed fine art enthusiast. Over the years, he has acquired a number of works, and his art collection is estimated to be worth £17 million. His favourite artist is reportedly Wassily Kandinsky.

Honours

As a player

Roma
Juventus
Milan

As a coach

Milan
Roma
Juventus
Real Madrid

Individual

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Bibliography

  • Ryan, Mark (2008). Fabio Capello: The Man. The Dream. The Inside Story. JR Books. ISBN 9781906217785.

External links

Fabio Capello: navigation boxes and awards
Italy squad – 1974 FIFA World Cup
Italy
England squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup
England
Serie A Coach of the Year
Oscar del Calcio AIC
Gran Galà del Calcio AIC
AC Milan – managers
Real Madrid CF – managers
AS Roma – managers
Juventus FC – managers
(c) = caretaker manager
England national football team – managers
(c) = caretaker manager
Awards and achievements
Preceded byBelgium Raymond Goethals UEFA Champions League Winning Coach
1993-94 		Succeeded byLouis van Gaal Netherlands
Preceded byItaly Carlo Ancelotti Serie A Coach of the Year
2004-05 		Succeeded byLuciano Spalletti Italy
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