- Joined
- May 29, 2004
- Messages
- 611
- Likes
- 1
- Favorite Player
- Gerrard, Smicer
Condolences to all Interisti here.
RIP
RIP
RIP Giacinto Facchetti
- Thread starter Fabio
- Start date
- Joined
- Aug 23, 2006
- Messages
- 141
- Likes
- 0
- Favorite Player
- Javier Zanetti,
A symbol for both club and country, Giacinto Facchetti is revered as the Azzurri’s greatest ever leader.
A tall, elegant and imposing defender, Facchetti was a key member of the great Inter side that won four Serie A titles plus the European and World Club Cups in 1964 and 1965.
Facchetti, you will not be fogotten by all Interisti, we mourn you, Rest In Peace.
Grazie for all you have done for Inter.
My condolences goes to Facchetti's familiy.
A tall, elegant and imposing defender, Facchetti was a key member of the great Inter side that won four Serie A titles plus the European and World Club Cups in 1964 and 1965.
Facchetti, you will not be fogotten by all Interisti, we mourn you, Rest In Peace.
Grazie for all you have done for Inter.
My condolences goes to Facchetti's familiy.
- Joined
- Jul 8, 2004
- Messages
- 3,513
- Likes
- 5
10 years of FIFRIP, Giacinto. Much more then a president, much more then an Interista, you will remain in our hearts forever. I may not know too much about our fine club's history, but one thing I do know is that this man is a legend.
Sad, sad day.
Sad, sad day.
- Joined
- Mar 12, 2005
- Messages
- 16,288
- Likes
- 2,267
10 years of FIFWhat a news to wake up in the morning.... probably the best left-back ever....
He will always be in Inter history as one of the symbols of the club.
WE WILL MISS YOU GIACINTO....
He will always be in Inter history as one of the symbols of the club.
WE WILL MISS YOU GIACINTO....
Rest In Peace Facchetti
Hello Interfriends,
I write with sad news to post that an Inter Symbol of past and present has left of us today. Giacinto Facchetti past away today at 64 years old. We all know he has been battling health problems in recent times but I am unsure of his exact illness that caused his death and took our president at such an early age.
Here is a tribute to a great player and above all man that had Inter in his heart! Facchetti will be remembered as hero, one that will live on in our memories as we see him running down the left wing for Inter and Italy. He was the inventer of the attacking full back and his runs down the left side in the 1968 European Championship was a sight never seen before.
He holds his place in the greatest Inter squad of the 60's along side Sarti-Burgnich-Facchetti etc coached by Helenio Herrera. He is a momument to the italian game who served his country in three World Cups and served Inter as a player and left as a president behind Massimo Moratti and his father Angelo Moratti before him.
Gacinto was born in Treviglio, Bergamo on July 18 1942. His love affair with Inter was born with a setback at 16 years old when Meazza recommended him for a try out with Inter Milano. Although he impressed there was no room on the squad. Facchetti wanted to play and signed with Atalanta but Inter officials persuaded him not to play and in November of the same year moved to Inter Milan.
The legend began in 1958. Facchetti was young and his days were filled with School in the morning, a sandwich on the run and his dad taking him on the train every day to Milan to practice with the team. It was Herrera who gave him his debut on May 21 1961 against Roma in a 2-0 victory for Inter.
The next week in his second game against Napoli, Facchetti scored his first goal in at 3-0 win. Facchetti got bigger and better and was part of the Scudetto winning team in 1963 for the first time. The national team came calling and on March 27 he made his debut in Instanbul against Turkey. The national team jersey would remain on his back as he made 94 appearences for Italia. 70 of those as Captain of the Italian National Team scoring 3 goals and winning the European title in 1968 and came second in the World Cup in 1970.
Il Mago Helenio Herrera transformed him into the "Terzino Bomber" that has been become the attacking full back we know today. In 1964 Facchetti lifted the Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup, also winning the scudetto again in 1965.
Fast forward to present day and Facchetti is still an ever lasting symbol of Italian soccer. Today the 19th president of F.C. Milano has left us. The Nerazzuro Champion and Captain of Italy will go on and never will be forgotten by fans the world over.
Gacinto Facchetti leaves us at age 64 but he will be in our hearts forever!
Eddy
Hello Interfriends,
I write with sad news to post that an Inter Symbol of past and present has left of us today. Giacinto Facchetti past away today at 64 years old. We all know he has been battling health problems in recent times but I am unsure of his exact illness that caused his death and took our president at such an early age.
Here is a tribute to a great player and above all man that had Inter in his heart! Facchetti will be remembered as hero, one that will live on in our memories as we see him running down the left wing for Inter and Italy. He was the inventer of the attacking full back and his runs down the left side in the 1968 European Championship was a sight never seen before.
He holds his place in the greatest Inter squad of the 60's along side Sarti-Burgnich-Facchetti etc coached by Helenio Herrera. He is a momument to the italian game who served his country in three World Cups and served Inter as a player and left as a president behind Massimo Moratti and his father Angelo Moratti before him.
Gacinto was born in Treviglio, Bergamo on July 18 1942. His love affair with Inter was born with a setback at 16 years old when Meazza recommended him for a try out with Inter Milano. Although he impressed there was no room on the squad. Facchetti wanted to play and signed with Atalanta but Inter officials persuaded him not to play and in November of the same year moved to Inter Milan.
The legend began in 1958. Facchetti was young and his days were filled with School in the morning, a sandwich on the run and his dad taking him on the train every day to Milan to practice with the team. It was Herrera who gave him his debut on May 21 1961 against Roma in a 2-0 victory for Inter.
The next week in his second game against Napoli, Facchetti scored his first goal in at 3-0 win. Facchetti got bigger and better and was part of the Scudetto winning team in 1963 for the first time. The national team came calling and on March 27 he made his debut in Instanbul against Turkey. The national team jersey would remain on his back as he made 94 appearences for Italia. 70 of those as Captain of the Italian National Team scoring 3 goals and winning the European title in 1968 and came second in the World Cup in 1970.
Il Mago Helenio Herrera transformed him into the "Terzino Bomber" that has been become the attacking full back we know today. In 1964 Facchetti lifted the Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup, also winning the scudetto again in 1965.
Fast forward to present day and Facchetti is still an ever lasting symbol of Italian soccer. Today the 19th president of F.C. Milano has left us. The Nerazzuro Champion and Captain of Italy will go on and never will be forgotten by fans the world over.
Gacinto Facchetti leaves us at age 64 but he will be in our hearts forever!
Eddy
- Joined
- Aug 6, 2005
- Messages
- 2,573
- Likes
- 4
- Favorite Player
- Il Capitano &am
R.I.P.! Truely a gentleman and great person. His legacy at Inter will live on forever.
- Joined
- Mar 4, 2004
- Messages
- 12,665
- Likes
- 8
Forum Supporter10 years of FIF
RIP Our Brave Soldier...A Class act in everyway.
http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/imgs/facchettinews.jpg
- Joined
- Mar 4, 2004
- Messages
- 12,665
- Likes
- 8
Forum Supporter10 years of FIFIl Capitano
There was an air of nobility about Giacinto Facchetti. A tall, elegant and imposing defender in his playing days, he rarely seemed to lose his cool. Even in the history of a giant club like Inter his name will long be remembered. As well as being an outstandingly talented player, Facchetti also had the good fortune to be around at the best moment in the Nerazzurri’s story.
Mention the 1960s now to an Inter fan and they still get all misty-eyed. Their scoring full back was a major part of those magical times. But it nearly didn’t happen for the boy from Treviglio. As a teenage talent he was on the brink of a deal with Atalanta - much closer to home. In the end the bigger club vying for his talents got its way, as usual, and a great career as a symbol for the team from the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium had begun.
It didn’t all go smoothly to start with, but it was the legendary Helenio Herrera who spotted how vital Facchetti could be to his team. He catapulted the youngster into becoming a first team regular and from then on he barely missed a game. Herrera recalled: "I could see that this big, tall player with an eye for goal was ideal for the left full back slot."
And so it proved to be as the Inter man became something of a role model for the modern wing-back with an outstanding scoring record. Almost 60 Serie A goals at a time when Italian football was at its most defensive is a pretty impressive return. Little wonder Herrera was happy to put his young star straight into the first team.
Make no mistake, Facchetti was not just about attacking - along with Tarcisio Burgnich, Aristide Guarneri and Armando Picchi he formed one of the most formidable back lines ever seen in the Italian game. It was from this base that Inter - fuelled by the funds of oil giant Angelo Moratti - went on to conquer the world.
A first Scudetto came in just his third season at the club. And 1963 was also the year he established himself as a first team regular. Inter then went on to take that success to another level with triumphs across the globe. It was the only response supporters would accept having had to watch city rivals Milan become the first Italian team to take the European Cup.
Facchetti and his teammates responded with back-to-back European Cups and Intercontinental Cups the following two seasons. Another two League titles in 1965 and 1966 confirmed this as the golden age of Internazionale and Facchetti was a huge part of that. Indeed in one season he struck 10 League goals which was the kind of return any striker of the day would have been proud of. His consistency was of the kind that any Coach would love to build a side around.
It was inevitable that this sort of display would push his talents into the Italy team and after a disappointing World Cup in 1966 he enjoyed success with the Azzurri too. Although 1970 was to end in heartache at the hands of Brazil, in between times the boys in blue won the European Nations Cup for the one and only time.
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]"It is the fondest memory of many of my teammates and myself," admitted Facchetti years later. "For 30 years Italy had not won any title at national level. We got to the semi-final against Russia and it finished 1-1 after extra time and it took the toss of a coin to get us into the Final," he recalled. "A coin is not the best way to decide things but I think it rewarded the team who deserved to get to the Final."
That match with Yugoslavia took a replay to decide after a draw in the first game. Eventually Italy won through thanks to goals from Riva and Anastasi. "I think that is my best memory with the national side," said Facchetti. There were still more fine moments to come - most notably a fourth League title in 1971 - but it was clear that the days of the great Inter team were ending. Yet Facchetti’s career extended to the eve of the 1978 World Cup and in the process he set a string of records.
His 476 League games for Inter were only recently surpassed by that other great defender, Giuseppe Bergomi. And his 94 caps for his country were also a record until Dino Zoff and, more recently, Paolo Maldini came along. But it is as Italian captain that his record is still without equal. He led his country on no fewer than 70 occasions, which is a remarkable testimony to his quality and leadership ability.
Facchetti became an important symbol for both club and country. In many ways he changed the way the world thought about defenders with the attacking strength he brought to the game. His dynamic forward runs paved the way for the pressing game of the future. His late career switch to sweeper also cleared a path for other greats like Gaetano Scirea and Franco Baresi who followed in Il Capitano’s footsteps.
These skills were clearly something that a club like Inter were loathe to ignore when he retired from the game. He has carved out a role for himself in the new Millennium as a right hand man for new President Massimo Moratti. His coolness in a crisis has obviously come in useful in recent times.
Nowadays Facchetti occupies an important overseas role for the club keeping an eye out for players who might make as big an impact as he did. His most recent mission was to try to secure the services of Daniel Passarella as next Inter Coach. Although the signs do not look encouraging nobody should bet against Giacinto Facchetti. He generally won most of his battles on the field of play and those combative qualities still stand him in good stead today.
[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]STAR RATING 9/10 [/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]Giacinto Facchetti was once the most capped outfield player in Italy’s history and the epitome of its footballing style. A tall, elegant and imposing defender, Facchetti was a key member of the great Inter side that won four Serie A titles plus the European and World Club Cups in 1964 and 1965.
[/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]
[/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]Giacinto Facchetti
[/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]Club: Inter
Born: Treviglio (Bergamo), 18/7/42
Position: Defender
Serie A debut: Roma 0-2 Inter, 21/5/61
Club: Inter
International debut: Turkey 0-1 Italy (Istanbul), 27/3/63
Last International game: England 2-0 Italy (Wembley), 16/11/77
International caps: 94
International gls: 3
[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]Honours:
[/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]4 Scudetto (1963, 65, 66, 71)
2 European Cups (1964, 65)
2 World Club Cup (1964, 65)
1 Coppa Italia (1978)
1 European Nations Cup (1968)
World Cup runners-up (1970)
[/FONT]
There was an air of nobility about Giacinto Facchetti. A tall, elegant and imposing defender in his playing days, he rarely seemed to lose his cool. Even in the history of a giant club like Inter his name will long be remembered. As well as being an outstandingly talented player, Facchetti also had the good fortune to be around at the best moment in the Nerazzurri’s story.
Mention the 1960s now to an Inter fan and they still get all misty-eyed. Their scoring full back was a major part of those magical times. But it nearly didn’t happen for the boy from Treviglio. As a teenage talent he was on the brink of a deal with Atalanta - much closer to home. In the end the bigger club vying for his talents got its way, as usual, and a great career as a symbol for the team from the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium had begun.
It didn’t all go smoothly to start with, but it was the legendary Helenio Herrera who spotted how vital Facchetti could be to his team. He catapulted the youngster into becoming a first team regular and from then on he barely missed a game. Herrera recalled: "I could see that this big, tall player with an eye for goal was ideal for the left full back slot."
And so it proved to be as the Inter man became something of a role model for the modern wing-back with an outstanding scoring record. Almost 60 Serie A goals at a time when Italian football was at its most defensive is a pretty impressive return. Little wonder Herrera was happy to put his young star straight into the first team.
Make no mistake, Facchetti was not just about attacking - along with Tarcisio Burgnich, Aristide Guarneri and Armando Picchi he formed one of the most formidable back lines ever seen in the Italian game. It was from this base that Inter - fuelled by the funds of oil giant Angelo Moratti - went on to conquer the world.
A first Scudetto came in just his third season at the club. And 1963 was also the year he established himself as a first team regular. Inter then went on to take that success to another level with triumphs across the globe. It was the only response supporters would accept having had to watch city rivals Milan become the first Italian team to take the European Cup.
Facchetti and his teammates responded with back-to-back European Cups and Intercontinental Cups the following two seasons. Another two League titles in 1965 and 1966 confirmed this as the golden age of Internazionale and Facchetti was a huge part of that. Indeed in one season he struck 10 League goals which was the kind of return any striker of the day would have been proud of. His consistency was of the kind that any Coach would love to build a side around.
It was inevitable that this sort of display would push his talents into the Italy team and after a disappointing World Cup in 1966 he enjoyed success with the Azzurri too. Although 1970 was to end in heartache at the hands of Brazil, in between times the boys in blue won the European Nations Cup for the one and only time.
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]"It is the fondest memory of many of my teammates and myself," admitted Facchetti years later. "For 30 years Italy had not won any title at national level. We got to the semi-final against Russia and it finished 1-1 after extra time and it took the toss of a coin to get us into the Final," he recalled. "A coin is not the best way to decide things but I think it rewarded the team who deserved to get to the Final."
That match with Yugoslavia took a replay to decide after a draw in the first game. Eventually Italy won through thanks to goals from Riva and Anastasi. "I think that is my best memory with the national side," said Facchetti. There were still more fine moments to come - most notably a fourth League title in 1971 - but it was clear that the days of the great Inter team were ending. Yet Facchetti’s career extended to the eve of the 1978 World Cup and in the process he set a string of records.
His 476 League games for Inter were only recently surpassed by that other great defender, Giuseppe Bergomi. And his 94 caps for his country were also a record until Dino Zoff and, more recently, Paolo Maldini came along. But it is as Italian captain that his record is still without equal. He led his country on no fewer than 70 occasions, which is a remarkable testimony to his quality and leadership ability.
Facchetti became an important symbol for both club and country. In many ways he changed the way the world thought about defenders with the attacking strength he brought to the game. His dynamic forward runs paved the way for the pressing game of the future. His late career switch to sweeper also cleared a path for other greats like Gaetano Scirea and Franco Baresi who followed in Il Capitano’s footsteps.
These skills were clearly something that a club like Inter were loathe to ignore when he retired from the game. He has carved out a role for himself in the new Millennium as a right hand man for new President Massimo Moratti. His coolness in a crisis has obviously come in useful in recent times.
Nowadays Facchetti occupies an important overseas role for the club keeping an eye out for players who might make as big an impact as he did. His most recent mission was to try to secure the services of Daniel Passarella as next Inter Coach. Although the signs do not look encouraging nobody should bet against Giacinto Facchetti. He generally won most of his battles on the field of play and those combative qualities still stand him in good stead today.
[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]STAR RATING 9/10 [/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]Giacinto Facchetti was once the most capped outfield player in Italy’s history and the epitome of its footballing style. A tall, elegant and imposing defender, Facchetti was a key member of the great Inter side that won four Serie A titles plus the European and World Club Cups in 1964 and 1965.
[/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]
[/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]Giacinto Facchetti
[/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]Club: Inter
Born: Treviglio (Bergamo), 18/7/42
Position: Defender
Serie A debut: Roma 0-2 Inter, 21/5/61
Club: Inter
International debut: Turkey 0-1 Italy (Istanbul), 27/3/63
Last International game: England 2-0 Italy (Wembley), 16/11/77
International caps: 94
International gls: 3
[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]Honours:
[/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]4 Scudetto (1963, 65, 66, 71)
2 European Cups (1964, 65)
2 World Club Cup (1964, 65)
1 Coppa Italia (1978)
1 European Nations Cup (1968)
World Cup runners-up (1970)
[/FONT]
- Joined
- Mar 27, 2004
- Messages
- 4,356
- Likes
- 5
Forum Supporter10 years of FIFHe was a great man who was always on top of his game on and off the pitch. It’s a big loss and I certainly hope our players will now be extra motivated a head of this season.
I guess I’m privileged that I have met him twice. A very friendly and approachable person he was. He had this immense positive aura about him.
A sad day for us all interisti
RIP
I guess I’m privileged that I have met him twice. A very friendly and approachable person he was. He had this immense positive aura about him.
A sad day for us all interisti
RIP
- Joined
- Feb 12, 2006
- Messages
- 120
- Likes
- 0
- Favorite Player
- recoba&bagg
The Greatest President, after his arrival Inter started to win
G. Facchetti should have been be 1st man to lift all trophies we are going to win
sad, he will see the great Inter
sorry for his Family and whole Inter world
G. Facchetti should have been be 1st man to lift all trophies we are going to win
sad, he will see the great Inter
sorry for his Family and whole Inter world
J
Jimmy
Guest
It's truely sad how Facchetti will not be able to celebrate Inter's anniversary next season.
- Joined
- Aug 3, 2004
- Messages
- 681
- Likes
- 0
- Favorite Player
- Dejan Stankovic
I was shocked reading the news this morning,, RIP president, he was a true man. sometimes true men are destined to leave us early while they are in their top level.
“Today he sits on the throne of eternity” reads a passage of an article dedicated to Facchetti on Inter’s official website www.inter.it .
“Today he sits on the throne of eternity” reads a passage of an article dedicated to Facchetti on Inter’s official website www.inter.it .