Inter's President passes away
(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-09-05 13:26 Former Italy and Inter Milan captain Giacinto
Facchetti died, the Serie A club said.
The 64-year-old Facchetti, who was
Inter's president, had been suffering from a serious illness for several weeks.
Inter Milan president
Giacinto Facchetti poses with the official jersey in Milan, in
this August 6, 2005 file photo. The Serie A club said on September 4, 2006
that Facchetti has died. The 64-year-old Facchetti, who was Inter's
president, had been suffering from a serious illness for several weeks.
[File Photo] |
A widely respected and popular figure in the Italian game, Facchetti was
captain of the 'Grande Inter' team which enjoyed great success in the 1960s.
He won four league titles and two European Cups during his career at Inter
where he made 476 Serie A appearances.
Facchetti made 94 appearances for the Italian national team, 70 of them as
captain, won the European Championship in 1968 and was a runner-up in the 1970
World Cup.
After working in various roles at Inter following his retirement from the
game, he became club president in January 2004 - the first ex-player to take on
that role at Inter.
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