Vatican City national football team
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The Vatican City national football team is the football team that represents Vatican City under the control of the Vatican Amateur Sports Association, headquartered in the Vatican's Cortile di San Damaso. The Vatican City football association was founded in 1972. Its current president is Domenico Ruggiero. Massimiliano Strapetti, an Italian, is the current head coach.
Albert II, Prince of Monaco greeting team in June 2013
A carousel in the Cortile del Belvedere in 1565, 44 years after the first football match was held in the Vatican
Jersey worn by Vatican City in April 2017 during its friendly match with Monaco
Giovanni Trapattoni coached the team in 2010.
Giovanni Trapattoni
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Giovanni Trapattoni, sometimes popularly known as 'Trap' or 'Il Trap', is an Italian football manager and former player, considered the most successful club coach of Italian football. 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, and two European Cups, in 1962–63 and 1968–69. Internationally, he played for Italy, earning 17 caps and being part of the squad at the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile.
Trapattoni as manager of the Republic of Ireland team in 2013
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.
Trapattoni as Milan manager at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam before the 1974 European Cup Winners' Cup Final in Rotterdam