Giacinto Facchetti was an Italian footballer who played as a left-back for Inter Milan from 1960 to 1978. He later served as Inter chairman from January 2004 until his death in 2006. He played 634 official games for the club, scoring 75 goals, and was a member of "Grande Inter" team under manager Helenio Herrera which won four Serie A titles, a Coppa Italia, two European Cups, and two Intercontinental Cups. He placed second for the Ballon d'Or in 1965.
Facchetti with Inter Milan in the 1966–67 season
Facchetti (standing, first from left) with the 1970–71 Inter Milan
Italian captain Facchetti lifts the Euro 1968 trophy
Facchetti in 2002
Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Inter is the only Italian side to have always competed in the top flight of Italian football since its debut in 1909.
Inter squad in 1910
Giuseppe Meazza still holds the record for the most goals scored in a debut season in Serie A, with 31 goals in his first season (1929–30).
Sandro Mazzola played for the highly successful Inter team remembered by the name of "La Grande Inter", during the 1960s.
A line-up of F.C. Internazionale Milano during the Scudetto winning 1970–71 season
