A great footballer, but who never managed to sublimate his talent in the national team. An excellent coach, who won his most important trophy with the national team. Why Roberto Mancini from Jesi he has always been a particular character, capable of winning very little as a player, but embellished with a Scudetto worth five or six in other places, with the Sampdoria shirt, then losing the Champions Cup final at Wembley with the goal by Koeman, a year later.
Of embroidery and glory, with the heel and with the brush, as a player. Because Mancini was the symbol of Sampdoria, also leaving great memories with Lazio and Inter, before becoming a coach, anything but trivial, given that in his palmares he can boast 3 Serie A, 4 Italian Cup, 2 Super Cup Italian, an FA Cup, a Premier League, a Community Shield, a Turkish Cup and a European Championship. As a player he won the Italian Cup 6 times, the Serie A twice, the Italian Super Cup twice, the Cup Winners’ Cup twice and the European Super Cup once.
After leaving the Saudi Arabian national team, he also received the Golden Tapiro from Striscia la Notizia. “I’m sorry. In recent months we’ve done a good job. Sometimes, however, the results don’t come and there was discontent on both sides. Millionaire severance pay? It’s all lies.” And on returning to the national team… “You never know in life. It is still the most important team in Italy. We have done wonderful things, in addition to the record of 37 games without defeats.” Today Roberto Mancini turns 60.