Who is Fabio Capello? Everything You Need to Know

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Age: 77 Years, 77 Year Old Males

Family:

Spouse/Ex-: Laura Ghisi (m. 1969)

father: Guerrino Capello

mother: Evelina Capello

siblings: Bianca Capello

children: Edoardo Capello, Pier Filippo Capello

Born Country: Italy

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Height: 1.77 m

Ancestry: Hungarian Italian

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Childhood & Early Life

Fabio Capello was born in San Canzian d’Isonzo, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy, on June 18, 1946. His father was Guerrino Capello and his mother was Evelina. He grew up devoutly catholic.

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Professional Football Career

Fabio Capello’s career as a pro-football player started when he was signed by ‘Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor’ or ‘SPAL’ (1962-64). He started gaining fame as an attacking midfielder. His unorthodox playing capabilities and defensive vision made him formidable and unpredictable.

He made his debut in ‘Serie A’ for ‘SPAL’ on March 29, 1964. In his 49 appearances (1964-67) for the club, he scored three goals.

Fabio Capello then played for ‘Roma’ (1967-70). He played 62 games, scoring 11 goals.

Capello was then bought by ‘Juventus’ (1970-76). In his 165 appearances for ‘Juventus’, Fabio scored 27 goals. He was also a key player in the team, winning the ‘Serie A’ league title several times (1971-72, 1972-73, and 1974-75).

Plagued by knee injuries, he was traded off to ‘A.C. Milan’ (1976-80). In his 65 appearances, he scored only four goals for them. He retired from pro-football in 1980.

In his international career, Fabio Capello played 32 matches (1972-78). He scored eight goals. His most noteworthy moment came when he scored the deciding goal in Italy’s match against England in which Italy won 1–0 on November 14, 1973. This was the first time Italy had beaten England at ‘Wembley Stadium’.

Coaching Career

From 1982 to 1986, Capello coached ‘A.C. Milan Primavera’. In 1987, Fabio served as a caretaker manager for ‘A.C. Milan’.

From 1991 until 1996, Fabio Capello was the fulltime manager for ‘A.C. Milan’. In his first season (1991-92), the team won the ‘Serie A’ title undefeated.

In his second season (1992-93), ‘A.C. Milan’ under Fabio successfully defended their ‘Serie A’ title. They were finalists at the ‘1993 UEFA Champions League’. In the third season (1993-94), ‘A.C. Milan’ retained the ‘Serie A’ title.

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’A.C. Milan’ lost the ‘Serie A’ title in the 1994-95 season. In his last season (1995-96) as the manager, Capello led the team to their fourth ‘Serie A’ title.

In 1996, Fabio Capello joined ‘Real Madrid’ as the new manager. He spent only one season (1996-97) with them and helped win the ‘La Liga’ title. For the 1997-98 season, he returned to ‘A.C. Milan’. He was let go after the team finished tenth in ‘Serie A’ that season.

In May 1999, he joined ‘Roma’ as their new manager. He guided the team to the (2000-01) ‘Serie A’ title. He signed a new deal with ‘Roma’ in April 2002. He remained with Roma until 2004 but failed to emulate the success of his first season.

In 2005, Fabio Capello joined ‘Juventus’ as their manager. The team reached the quarter-finals of the ‘Champions League’ twice (2004-05 and 2005-06). They also won the ‘Scudetti’ in the same seasons. But the titles were stripped away due to their involvement in the ‘2006 Serie A scandal’ or ‘Calciopoli’.

In 2006, Fabio returned to ‘Real Madrid’. He led the team to another ‘La Liga’ (2006-07) title but was fired on June 28, 2007.

He was made England’s national team manager on December 14, 2007. In his 42 games, he won 28, lost 6, and drew 8. Under him, England reached the knockout stage of ‘World Cup 2010,’ losing to Germany. He resigned on February 8, 2012.

He then coached the Russian national team from July 26, 2012, until July 14, 2015. The team reached the ‘2014 World Cup’ but lost at the group stage.

His last coaching stint was with the Chinese club ‘Jiangsu Suning’ (June 11, 2017 – March 28, 2018). He retired from coaching on April 9, 2018.

Awards & Achievements

Fabio Capello was named ‘Panchina d'Oro’ four times (1991-92, 1993-94, 1997, and 2000-01). In 1994, he was named ‘European Coach of the Year’.

He was inducted into the ‘Italian Football Hall of Fame’ in 2013.

Family & Personal Life

Fabio Capello has been happily married to Laura Ghisi since 1969. They have two sons together, Pier Filippo Capello and Edoardo Capello.

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