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Eugenio Bersellini

Eugenio Bersellini

Italian footballer and manager

Eugenio Bersellini (10 June 1936 – 17 September 2017) was an Italian football player and manager.[5][6]

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He was nicknamed Il sergente di ferro ("The iron sergeant") because of the very hard training sessions he used to impose on his players.[5]

He coached the Inter side that won the 1979–80 Serie A title and the Sampdoria that won their first ever piece of silverware, the 1984–85 Coppa Italia.[1]

Managerial career

Bersellini started his career as a manager at Lecce, having last played for the same club.[6] His first job in Serie A was in 1973, when he managed Cesena.[7] He remained there until 1975, then he moved to manage Sampdoria.[7]

In 1977, he moved to Internazionale, which represented the most decorated part of his managing career.[1] In his first season, Inter won the 1977–78 Coppa Italia.[1] In the 1979–80 season, Bersellini guided Inter to their twelfth Serie A title.[8] He won another Coppa Italia for the Nerazzurri in the 1981–82 season.[1]

He was one of the first to change the training methods and employ fitness staff, which was not common at the time.[9]

Honours

Manager

Internazionale
Sampdoria
Al-Ittihad Tripoli

Individual

References

  1. [1]
    "Addio a Eugenio Bersellini, guidò l'Inter allo scudetto del 1980". la Repubblica (in Italian). 17 September 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Anche Monza in lutto per Bersellini, allenatore dello scudetto Inter 1980". il Cittadino (in Italian). 17 September 2017. Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Morto Berselini, è stato giocatore e allenatore del Lecce". Salentolive24 (in Italian). 17 September 2017. Archived from the original on 23 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  4. [4]
    Sisti, Enrico (6 March 2017). "La rinascita della Lavagnese nel nome di Bersellini affettuoso sergente di ferro". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  5. [5]
    Binda, Nicola (4 April 2006). "Il ritorno del sergente di ferro". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  6. [6]
    "Former Inter boss Bersellini dies". Football Italia. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  7. [7]
    Grandini, Carlo (9 February 2001). "Bersellini, il sergente che piace al Colonnello". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). p. 9. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  8. [8]
    "40 anni fa. L'Inter di Bersellini e lo Scudetto numero 12". Inter.it (in Italian). 27 April 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  9. [9]
    "Inter Legend Giuseppe Baresi: "Nerazzurri Coach Eugenio Bersellini Was Like A Father To Me, Jose Mourinho Was Easy To Work With"". SempreInter.com. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  10. [10]
    Moscardi, Massimo (30 November 2018). "Mondonico e Bersellini, il tributo: i due ex di Torino e Como nella "Hall of fame Granata"". Corriere di Como (in Italian). Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
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