Renato Zaccarelli (; born 18 January 1951)
is a former Italian professional
footballer
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and
manager
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who played as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
.
Club career
After
Giorgio Ferrini
Giorgio Ferrini (; 18 August 1939 β 8 November 1976) was an Italian football manager and former football player who played as a midfielder.
Nicknamed ''La Diga'' ('The Dam') for his qualities as a defensive midfielder, Ferrini played for Torin ...
and
Paolo Pulici
Paolo Pulici (; born 27 April 1950) is an Italian football manager and former footballer who played as a striker. With 172 goals in all competitions, he is the all-time record goalscorer for Torino.
He had several nicknames: amongst the most f ...
, Zaccarelli is the third player with the most appearances for
Torino
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in
Serie A
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. He began his career in the youth ranks of ''Junior Ancona'', a historical team in the doric district of Vallemiano; at age 15 he entered the Torino youth system, then was sold to gain experience in
Serie B
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with
Catania and
Novara
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, up until his debut in Serie A with
Verona
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in 1973. He returned to Turin in the summer of 1974; forming an exceptional midfield with
Eraldo Pecci,
Claudio Sala and
Patrizio Sala
Patrizio Sala (; born 16 June 1955) is an Italian former football manager and former football player who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Sala was born in Bellusco, Lombardy. During his club career he played for Serie A clubs, Torino (1975β ...
the following season. He won the ''
Scudetto'' with Torino in the
1975β76 season.
He retired at the end of the
1986β87 season with the ''Granata'', having made 413 appearances and scored 21 goals in all competitions.
International career
Zaccarelli represented the Italy
national football team for five years, making 25 appearances and scoring two goals. He participated at the
1978 FIFA World Cup in
Argentina
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, where Italy finished fourth. He was played from bench as second to
Giancarlo Antognoni
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, eventually making five appearances scoring one goal; that of a 2β1 comeback victory against
France
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.
Style of play
Zaccarelli was a traditional
advanced playmaker
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
, who was elegant, practical and a consistent performer in midfield. Towards the end of his career he was moved back on the pitch and reinvented himself as a
libero, almost as an additional midfielder. In this role he lived a second youth, to the point he was awarded the ''
Guerin d'Oro
The Guerin d'Oro ''(Golden Guerin)'' was an annual award which was handed out by the Italian magazine ''Guerin Sportivo'' to the best Serie A football player.
The first winner of the award was Claudio Sala, while the last was Carlos Tevez.
Hist ...
'' in 1986 as the best footballer of the
1985β86 season.
Managerial career
After hanging up his boots, Zaccarelli alternated his managerial career with that of an executive. He was the
director of football
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of Torino under the presidency of Roberto Goveani, then
team manager under Gianmarco Calleri. In the 1992β93 season, he was named the director of football of
Alessandria.
He began his managerial career in service of the Italy
under-21 Serie B representative team, then was assistant coach of the Italy
under-21. He returned to Torino in 2002 as head of the youth system, then as
general manager
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in 2003, replacing
Sandro Mazzola
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. He would later coach Torino during the
2002β03 season (succeeding
Renzo Ulivieri
Renzo Ulivieri (born 2 February 1941) is an Italian association football manager. He is the current chairman of the ''Associazione Italiana Allenatori Calcio'' (Italian Football Managers' Association).
Career
After a very short playing career as ...
) then in the
2004β05 Serie B season, taking over for
Ezio Rossi prior to the promotion
playoffs
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, won in the final against
Perugia
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. The later would prove decisive for the fate of the club: while not being promoted to
Serie A
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by virtue of the Covisoc decisions, Torino were subsequently allowed to stay in
Serie B
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under the law
Lodo Petrucci
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under the guidance of
Urbano Cairo
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Cairo is a native of Milan. His principal business interest is in Cairo Communication, a business which he founded. At as mid-2016, Cairo via U.T. Communica ...
. In 2005β06 he moved to
Bologna
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as the director of football.
Honours
Club
; Torino
*
Coppa Italia
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History
The beginning of the tournament was turbulent, due to the complexity of ...
: 1970β71
*
Serie A
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:
1975β76
Individual
*
Guerin d'oro
The Guerin d'Oro ''(Golden Guerin)'' was an annual award which was handed out by the Italian magazine ''Guerin Sportivo'' to the best Serie A football player.
The first winner of the award was Claudio Sala, while the last was Carlos Tevez.
Hist ...
: 1986
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Zaccarelli, Renato
1951 births
Living people
Italian footballers
Italy international footballers
Association football midfielders
Serie A players
Serie B players
Torino F.C. players
Hellas Verona F.C. players
Novara F.C. players
Catania S.S.D. players
1978 FIFA World Cup players
UEFA Euro 1980 players
Sportspeople from Ancona
Footballers from Marche