He won two Serie A titles ( 1961–62, 1967–68) and two European Cups ( 1962–63, 1968–69) during his time with Milan, and was one of the stars of the 1963 European Cup Final against Benfica, successfully man-marking Eusébio in the second half. Trapattoni (centre) at the 1968 European Cup Winners' Cup Final in Rotterdamīorn in Cusano Milanino near Milan, Trapattoni had a successful career as a player with AC Milan, playing either as a central defender or as a defensive midfielder with the main task of passing the ball to more creative players such as Giovanni Lodetti and Gianni Rivera. This followed narrowly missing out on the 2010 FIFA World Cup, after his team were controversially knocked out by France. He led them to their first European Championships in 24 years, enjoying a successful UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying campaign. Trapattoni was most recently the manager of the Republic of Ireland national football team. Regarded as the most famous and consistent disciple of Nereo Rocco, Trapattoni coached his native Italy national team to the 2002 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2004, but could not replicate his club successes with Italy, suffering a controversial early exit in both competitions. He is one of the rare few to have won the European Cup, the Cup Winners' Cup and Intercontinental Cup as both a player and manager. Also, he is the only one to have won all official continental club competitions and the world title, achieving this with Juventus during his first spell with the club. Alongside Udo Lattek and José Mourinho, he is one of the three coaches to have won all three major European club competitions (European Cup, UEFA Cup, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup) and the only one to make it with the same club ( Juventus). One of the most celebrated managers in football history, Trapattoni is one of only five coaches, alongside Carlo Ancelotti, Ernst Happel, José Mourinho and Tomislav Ivić to have won league titles in four different European countries in total, Trapattoni has won 10 league titles in Italy, Germany, Portugal and Austria. Internationally, he played for Italy, earning 17 caps and being part of the squad at the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile. A former defensive midfielder, as a player he spent almost his entire club career with AC Milan, where he won two Serie A league titles ( 1961––68), and two European Cups, in 1962––69. Giovanni Trapattoni ( Italian pronunciation: born 17 March 1939), sometimes popularly known as "Trap" or "Il Trap", is an Italian football former manager and former footballer, considered the most successful club coach of Italian football. *Club domestic league appearances and goals Trapattoni as manager of the Republic of Ireland team in 2013
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