Fabio Capello is a retired Italian football manager and former player. In his professional career as a player, he achieved great success with ‘Serie A’ teams like ‘Milan’, ‘Juventus’, ‘Roma’, and ‘SPAL’. He also earned more than thirty caps for his national Italian team. Once his pro-football career as a player ended, he made the smooth transition to a managerial career. He is considered one of the greatest managers of all time. Fabio Capello has coached top clubs like ‘A.C. Milan’, ‘Real Madrid’, ‘Roma’, and ‘Juventus’. He has also coached two national teams in his career, England and Russia. As a manager, he has won the ‘Champions League’ once, ‘La Liga’ twice, and the ‘Serie A’ five times. He was known for his overly strict and defensive ‘4 – 4 – 2’ mindset, which often led to conflicts with assistant coaches and team players. But he was also instrumental in developing new talents and adapting tactical systems to better suit his players. He has been inducted into both the ‘Italian Football Hall of Fame’ and the ‘A.C. Milan Hall of Fame’ in recognition of his contributions to the sport.
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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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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.
