Villiam Vecchi (28 December 1948 – 3 August 2022) was an Italian footballer who played as a goalkeeper and later worked as a goalkeeping coach.
 Vecchi with AC Milan in 1973 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 December 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Scandiano, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 3 August 2022 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Reggio Emilia, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1974 | AC Milan | 46 | (0) |
| 1974–1976 | Cagliari | 26 | (0) |
| 1976–1981 | Como | 147 | (0) |
| 1981–1982 | SPAL | 33 | (0) |
| Total | 252 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1969–1970 | Italy U21 | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1995–1996 | Reggiana (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| 1996–1998 | Parma (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| 1999–2001 | Juventus (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| 2001–2013 | AC Milan (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| 2013–2015 | Real Madrid (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in Scandiano, Reggio Emilia, Vecchi played with AC Milan from 1967 to 1974, and joined Como in 1976. In his five years with the club, Como endured a rollercoaster ride through Serie B and Serie C1 before making the top flight in 1980, where they remained as he departed after the 1980–81 campaign; Como were relegated back to Serie B the following season.
Coaching career
editVecchi has the distinction of having trained both Dida and Gianluigi Buffon, who were two of the best goalkeepers in the world during the 2000s; he coached the latter during a stint with Parma, under the helm of head coach Carlo Ancelotti, while he trained the former during his time with AC Milan, once again under Ancelotti.[2]
In 2013, Vecchi was announced as the new goalkeeper coach for Real Madrid;[3] under Italian manager Carlo Ancelotti, he trained Iker Casillas, Diego López, Keylor Navas, and Pacheco during his spell with the club. On 25 May 2015, Vecchi left his job at the Spanish side following club president Florentino Pérez's decision to sack Ancelotti who had failed to win a major tournament in his second season with the club.
References
edit- ^ "William Vecchi". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "William Vecchi: 'Ho allenato Dida e Buffon: sono incredibili'" [William Vecchi: "I trained Dida and Buffon: they're incredible"]. ilportiere.com (in Italian). 2 December 2004. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ "Real Madrid signs top goalkeeping coach". marca.com. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
External links
edit- July 2003 Forza Milan! article by Carlo Pellegatti, reprinted 9/13/03 on xtratime.org (translated into English)
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