Nereo Rocco
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Nereo Rocco was an Italian football player and manager. Regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time, he is famous for having been one of the most successful head coaches in Italy, winning sev
Rocco in 1967
Rocco playing for Triestina in the 1930s
Pierino Prati and Rocco in training with A.C. Milan in the 1967–68 season
Giovanni Trapattoni
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Giovanni Trapattoni, popularly nicknamed "Trap", is an Italian former football manager and player, considered the most successful club coach in Italian football.
Nereo Rocco
…On 18 October 1992, a new stadium in Trieste, named after Rocco, was inaugurated. Rocco's tactics heavily influenced manager Giovanni Trapattoni, who became one of the main proponents of the zona mista ("mixed zone," in Italian), or gioco all'italiana, which drew elements from both man-to-man…
Trapattoni as manager of the Republic of Ireland in 2013
Trapattoni with AC Milan in 1963
Trapattoni (centre) at the 1968 European Cup Winners' Cup Final in Rotterdam
Trapattoni (left) with the Italy national football team in 1963, opposed to the Brazilian Pelé