Giovanni Trapattoni
Giovanni Trapattoni
Giovanni Trapattoni, sometimes popularly known as "Trap" or "Il Trap", is an Italian football manager and former footballer, considered the most successful club coach in the history of Serie A. As a player he spent almost his entire club career with A.C. Milan, where he won two Serie A league titles, and two European Cups, in 1962–63 and 1968–69. Internationally, he played for Italy, earning 17 caps and participating in the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth17 March 1939
addition playing room talk
I always say that in addition to being a coach, I'm also a priest. I go to each player's room and say who is playing and who isn't. I talk and explain. It's a little like confession.
leg light
He has a light leg injury, nothing serious. I think he'll be all right in 24-48 hours.
deserved great improvement plenty room
He scored a great goal. I thought he deserved another. He's young and has plenty of room for improvement.
coach lots players team
We had lot of players leave, lots of new players come and a new coach -- it's a team that has to find itself.
normally stop sure thinking
We have to stop thinking about Sweden-Denmark. I'm sure they will play normally and honestly.
hedgehogs shy speak
I speak many times about Stephen Ireland, that he is shy like a hedgehog.
team years know-how
I know how teams work. I've been doing this for 30 years.