All of Italy’s technical commissioners from 1910 to the present.

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All of Italy’s technical commissioners from 1910 to the present.

Umberto Meazza was the first but on a commission; Vittorio Pozzo was the longest serving and most successful. Luciano Spalletti, Italy’s new national team coach, on the other hand, is appointment No. 53, including returns and interims, in the long history of Italy’s coaches.

Twenty-two of these choices occurred in the period before World War II, with Pozzo taking the lion’s share with no less than three appointments: three competitions between June and July 1912, five between March and June 1924, no less than 87 from December 1, 1929 to August 5, 1948. Pozzo was also the first single technical commissioner in Azzurri history: in the early days of the national team, Italy was led by a committee composed of club coaches, trainers, managers).

In the aftermath of the Pozzo-ter there were 30 commissions and technical commissioners, among whom Enzo Bearzot was the record-holder in terms of duration (almost 9 years alone, plus almost 2 years in tandem with Bernardini), and remains the one with the most matches played (104); Sacchi the most successful by percentage (34 times out of 53 matches played, or 64.1%). Here is the list of commissions and technical commissioners reported by ANSA.

– U. Meazza-Recalcati-Crivelli-Camperio and Gama Malcher 1910-’11
– U. Meazza-Camperio-Livio and Beni ’11
– Armano-Goodley-Pasteur-Calì-Servetto-Megard and Camperio (all. U. Meazza) ’12
– Pozzo ’12
– Goodley-U. Meazza-Ferraris- Armano-Faroppa-Baruffini and Pedroni ’12-13
– U. Meazza-Pasteur-Rietmann-Resegotti-Calì-Pedroni and Armano ’14
– Scamoni-Laugeri-Armano-Pasteur-Calì-Rietmann and Resegotti ’15
– Mauro-Pasteur-Hess-Varisco and Terzolo (all’. Resegotti) ’20
– Mauro-Pasteur-Terzolo and Varisco (all. G. Milano) ’20
– Calì-Rietmann-Bianchi and Minoli (all. G. Milano) ’20
– U. Meazza-Minoli-G. Milano-Calì and Bertazzoni ’20
– Mauro-Calì-U. Meazza-Pozzo-G. Milano and Campi ’21
– U. Meazza-G. Milan and Terzolo ’21
– Resegotti-Agostini and Galletti (all. Cevenini) ’21
– Resegotti-Agostini-Galletti-U. Meazza and Marengo ’22
– U. Meazza-Galletti and Rangone ’22-’23
– U. Meazza-Rangone-Galletti-Argostini and Agostini ’24
– Pozzo ’24
– Rangone and G. Milano (Northern League) and Baccani (Southern League) ’24-’25
– Rangone ’25-’28
– Carcano ’28-’29
– Pozzo ’29-’48
– Novo-Bardelli-Copernico-Biancone ’49-’50
– Beretta-Busini-Combi ’51
– Beretta (all.Meazza) ’52-’53
– Czeizler-Schiavio (all.Piola) ’53-’54
– Marmo-Pasquale-Tentorio-Schiavio (all.Foni) ’54-’56
– Foni-Pasquale-Schiavio-Tentorio-Marmo-Biancone ’57-’58
– Mocchetti-Biancone-Viani ’58
– Ferrari-Mocchetti-Biancone ’58-’59
– Viani ’60
– Ferrari ’60-’61
– Ferrari-Mazza ’62
– Fabbri E. ’62-’66
– Herrera-Valcareggi ’66-’67
– Valcareggi ’67-’74
– Bernardini ’74-’75
– Bernardini-Bearzot ’75-’77
– Bearzot ’77-’86
– Vicini ’86-’91
– Sacchi ’91-’96
– Maldini ’97-’98
– Zoff ’98-’02
– Trapattoni 2000-2004
– Lippi 2004-2006
– Donadoni 2006-2008
– Lippi 2008-’10
– Prandelli ’10-’14
– Conte ’14-’16
– Ventura ’16-’17
– Di Biagio ’18
– Mancini ’18-’23

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