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Inter
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Full nameInternazionale Milano
Football Club SpA
Nickname(s)Nerazzurri (the Black-Blues)
La Beneamata (the Cherished)
FoundedMarch 9,1908
GroundStadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy
Capacity85,700
ChairmanGiacinto Facchetti
ManagerRoberto Mancini
LeagueSerie A
2005-06Serie A, 3rd

Internazionale Milano Football Club is an Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, which plays in the Serie A. It is more commonly known as Inter, and often named Inter Milan in foreign countries. The club wears the recognisable blue and black stripes, with the current sponsors Pirelli on their shirt.

History

Pre First World War

The club was founded on March 9, 1908 following a schism from the Milan Cricket and Football Club, now known as AC Milan. A group of Italians and Swiss (Muggiani, Bossard, Lana, Bertoloni, De Olma, Hintermann Enrico, Hintermann Arturo, Hintermann Carlo, Dell'Oro Pietro, Rietmann Ugo, Hans, Voelkel, Maner Wipf and Ardussi Carlo) were unhappy about the domination of Italians in the AC Milan team, and broke away from them, leading to the creation of Internazionale. From the beginning, the club was open to foreign players and thus lived up to her founding name. The original nickname of the team in the Milano dialect was La Beneamata, the cherished.

The club won its very first championship in 1910 and its second in 1920. The Captain and the Coach of the first scudetto was Virgilio Fossati, born in Milan and brother of Giuseppe Fossati (who won the second Inter championship). Unfortunately Virgilio Fossati died during the First World War.

Between the Wars

During the turbulent period between the First and Second World Wars, Internazionale was forced to change its name to Ambrosiana-Inter in order to accommodate the requests of Benito Mussolini's fascist regime. However, Inter was still used to winning ways and captured its third league championship in the new Italian first division in 1930. Following that, a fourth league title was won in 1938, Inter's first Coppa Italia (Italian Cup) was won in 1940 and a fifth league championship followed in 1940. From 1942 onwards, the name Ambrosiana-Inter was dropped in favour of the original Internazionale Milano.

La Grande Inter

Following the war, Inter won its sixth championship in 1953 and the seventh in 1954. Following these titles, Inter was to enter the best years of its history, affectionately known as the era of La Grande Inter (The Great Inter). During this magnificent period, the club won 3 league championships in 1963, 1965 & 1966. The most famous moments during this decade also include Inter's 2 back-to-back European Cup wins. In 1964, Inter won the first of those tournaments, playing against the famous Spanish club Real Madrid. The next season, playing in their own stadium, the San Siro, Inter won their second European Cup against Portuguese outfit Benfica. During that years many great players dressed the Neroazzuri shirt: Luis Suarez, Giacinto Facchetti, Sandro Mazzola, Angelo Domenghini, Mario Corso. The owner and president of the team was Angelo Moratti, father of the current owner. He offered enormous amounts of money to buy Eusebio and Pelé; both players agreed to move to Inter, but politics intervened. The military dictatorships of Portugal and Brazil both refused to sanction the moves, and both transfers fell through. In 1967, Inter lost 1-2 in the final of the European Cup against Celtic F.C..

1970 to date

Following the golden 1960s, Inter managed to win their 11th league title in 1971 and their 12th in 1980. Inter were defeated for the second time in five years in the final of the European Cup, going down 0-2 to Johan Cruijff's Ajax Amsterdam in 1972. During the 1970s & 1980s, Inter also added to it's Coppa Italia tally the second and third cups in 1978 and 1982 respectively. Inter won their most recent league championship in 1989, bringing their total tally of scudetti to 13. They sit third in the all-time list of most wins of the league championship, behind Juventus (28) and A.C. Milan (17).

Internazionale has also won the UEFA Cup on 3 occasions, all of them in the space of fifteen years. The first was in the 1990-91 season in a two-legged final with AS Roma. In 1993-94, Inter did it again, this time against Austrian side Casino Salzburg. In a record third UEFA Cup victory, in the 1997-98 season, Inter beat SS Lazio in a one-match final played in the Parc des Princes, Paris.

In the 2004-05 season Inter won the Coppa Italia (Italian Cup) against AS Roma and the Supercoppa Italiana (Italian Super Cup) against Juventus in the 2005.

Other Historical Information

Inter holds a proud record of never having been relegated to Serie B (second division) in its entire existence. The fans hold this in high regard as Inter are only one of two clubs (the other being Juventus) that have been ever-present in Serie A. Juventus were nominally relegated in 1911 and 1913 but remained at the first level in Piemonte Regional League in 1911, and in the Lombardia Regional League in the 1913; in addition, they didn't finish the championship in 1908.

The current honorary president and owner of Inter is Massimo Moratti. His father, Angelo Moratti was the president of Inter during the golden era of the 1960s. Massimo, trying to emulate his father's great success, has spent a great deal of money to bring some of the world's best players to the club without managing to secure that elusive fourteenth championship.

Rivalry

Inter have two very great rivalries. The first is obviously cross-town arch-enemies, A.C. Milan. Inter is derived from AC Milan, so their rivalry has been in existence since creation. During the 1960's Inter was the more successful club, however in recent times AC Milan has been the more dominant team.

Another rival of Inter is Juventus F.C.. Matches between these two teams are called the "Derby d'Italia", primarily due to the fact that, as mentioned, these two teams are the only Italian teams to spend their entire histories in the top flight.

Inter supporters have a big rivalry with the Real Madrid F.C. The two teams played many times at high levels of European Cups in the last 50 years.

  • Final Champion Cup 1963/64 - Inter vs Real Madrid 3-1
  • SemiFinal Champion Cup 1965/66 - Real Madrid vs Inter 1-0; 1-1
  • QF Champion Cup 1966/67 - Inter vs Real Madrid 1-0; 2-0
  • SemiFinal Champion Cup 1980/81 - Real Madrid vs Inter 2-0; 0-1
  • QF Cup's Winners Cup 1982/83 - Inter vs Real Madrid 1-1; 1-2
  • SF UEFA Cup 1984/85 - Inter vs Real Madrid 2-0; 0-3
  • SF UEFA Cup 1985/86 - Inter vs Real Madrid 3-1; 1-5 dts
  • Trofeo Santiago Bernabeu 1993 - Real Madrid vs Inter 2-2
  • Qualification Champions Leagus 1998/99 - Real Madrid vs Inter 2-0; 1-3
  • Trofeo Santiago Bernabeu 2001 - Real Madrid vs Inter 0-1

San Siro

The stadium in which Inter plays is called Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, also known as San Siro (since the stadium is in the "San Siro" district). It was previously simply known as San Siro, but a new name was adopted in 1980 after Giuseppe Meazza's death. Meazza was a famous player for FC Internazionale in the 1930s and also played for AC Milan for a brief period of time. As a player, he won two World Cups for Italy (in 1934 and 1938) and, alongside Giovanni Ferrari, remains one of only two Italian players to have ever won the FIFA World Cup on two occasions. As a result, he is revered amongst the Interisti (Inter fans) and was honored by having one of the most famous football stadiums in the world named after him. The stadium seats 85,700 (the biggest in Italy, the 2nd of Europe and the 9th in the World) and plays host to both FC Internazionale and AC Milan.

Players

Current first team squad

As of January 31, 2006 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Italy ITA Francesco Toldo
2 DF Colombia COL Iván Córdoba
3 DF Argentina ARG Nicolas Burdisso
4 DF Argentina ARG Javier Zanetti (captain)
5 MF Serbia and Montenegro SCG Dejan Stankovic
6 MF Italy ITA Cristiano Zanetti
7 MF Portugal POR Luís Figo
8 MF Chile CHI David Pizarro
9 FW Argentina ARG Julio Cruz
10 FW Brazil BRA Adriano
11 DF Serbia and Montenegro SCG Siniša Mihajlović
12 GK Brazil BRA Júlio César
13 DF Brazil BRA Zé María
14 MF Argentina ARG Juan Sebastián Verón (on loan from Chelsea)
16 DF Italy ITA Giuseppe Favalli
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Argentina ARG Kily Gonzalez
19 MF Argentina ARG Esteban Cambiasso
20 FW Uruguay URU Alvaro Recoba
21 MF Argentina ARG Santiago Solari
22 GK Italy ITA Paolo Orlandoni
23 DF Italy ITA Marco Materazzi
25 DF Argentina ARG Walter Samuel
30 FW Nigeria NGA Obafemi Martins
31 MF Brazil BRA César
33 DF Cameroon CMR Pierre Wome
44 FW Italy ITA Matteo Momenté (from youth team)
49 DF Italy ITA Marco Andreolli (from youth team)
55 MF Cameroon CMR Daniel Maa Boumsong (from youth team)
87 GK Italy ITA Giacomo Bindi (from youth team)

Staff

  • Roberto Mancini, Head Coach
  • Fernando Orsi, Assistant Coach
  • Fausto Salsano, Technical Assistant
  • Giulio Nuciari, Goalkeeper Coach
  • Ivan Carminati, Atlethic Trainer Manager
  • Giannicola Bisciotti, Atlethic Trainer
  • Claudio Gaudino, Atlethic Trainer

Current Primavera Under 20 team squad

As of January 31, 2006 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Italy ITA Paolo Tornaghi
2 DF Italy ITA Andrea Ballini
3 DF Italy ITA Leonardo Bonucci
4 DF Italy ITA Dennis Esposito
5 MF France FRA Tijani Belaid
6 MF Italy ITA Daniele Capelloni
7 MF Italy ITA Andrea Cesaro
8 MF Ivory Coast CIV Abdoulaye Diarra
9 FW Italy ITA Domenico Germinale
10 FW Ghana GHA Basty Kyeremateng
11 DF Italy ITA Leonardo Bonucci
14 MF Italy ITA Daniele Federici
16 DF Italy ITA Simone Fautario
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Italy ITA Matteo Lombardo
19 MF Cameroon CMR Daniel Maa Boumsong
20 FW Italy ITA Matteo Momentè
21 MF Italy ITA Daniele Marino
22 GK Italy ITA Giacomo Bindi
23 DF Italy ITA Gabriele Maronese
25 DF Italy ITA Daniele Semenzato
30 FW Cameroon CMR Loic Lumbilla Kandja
31 MF Italy ITA Stefano Salvi
33 DF Italy ITA Jacopo Ravasi
49 DF Italy ITA Marco Andreolli

Current Allievi Nazionali Under 18 team squad

As of January 31, 2006 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Italy ITA Paolo Branduani
2 DF Italy ITA Andrea Delledonne
3 DF Italy ITA Walter Marchesin
4 DF Italy ITA Ivan Marconi
5 MF Italy ITA Gennaro Acampora
6 MF Ivory Coast CIV Blaise Angoua Koungah
7 MF Italy ITA Francesco Bolzoni
8 MF Italy ITA Luca Bonometti
9 FW Ivory Coast CIV Steven Agnero Herny JR
10 FW Ivory Coast CIV Marius K.J. Kouassi
11 DF Italy ITA Andrea Mei
14 MF Italy ITA Antonio Ciuffreda
15 DF Italy ITA Marco Modolo
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW Colombia COL John Livinton Ocorò
17 DF Italy ITA Fabio Perissinotto
18 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Priolo
19 MF Italy ITA Simone Dell'Acqua
20 FW Italy ITA Stefano Marini
21 MF Italy ITA Gabriele Puccio
22 GK Italy ITA Matteo Mamone
23 MF Italy ITA Adriano Rugiero
25 DF Sweden SWE Goran Slavkovski
30 DF Italy ITA Alfredo Napoletano
31 GK Italy ITA Umberto Ferrauto
33 MF Italy ITA Francesco Corti
49 DF Italy ITA Ivan Marconi

Famous players since 1908

   

Internazionale Presidents since 1908

Internazionale Head Coaches since 1908

   

Team Honours

  1. 1909/10 Campelli, Fronte, Zoller, Yenni, V.Fossati, Stebler, Capra, C.Payer, E.Peterly, Aebi, Schuler
  2. 1919/20 Campelli, Francesconi, Beltrami, Milesi, G.Fossati, Scheidler; Conti, Aebi, Agradi, L.Cevenini, Asti
  3. 1929/30 Degani, Gianfardoni, Allemandi, Rivolta, Viani, Castellazzi, Visentin, Serantoni, Meazza, Blasevich, Conti
  4. 1937/38 Peruchetti, Buonocore, Setti, Locatelli, Olmi, Antona, Frossi, N.Ferrara, Meazza, Ferrari, P.Ferraris
  5. 1939/40 Peruchetti, Poli, Setti, Locatelli, Olmi, Campatelli, Frossi, A.Demaria, Guarnieri, Candiani, P.Ferraris
  6. 1952/53 Ghezzi, Blason, Giacomazzi, Neri, Giovannini, Nesti, Armano, Mazza, Lorenzi, Skoglund, Nyers
  7. 1953/54 Ghezzi, Giacomazzi, Padulazzi, Neri, Giovannini, Nesti, Armano, Mazza, Lorenzi, Skoglund, Nyers
  8. 1962/63 Buffon, Burgnich, Facchetti, Zaglio, Guarneri, Picchi, Jair, S.Mazzola, Di Giacomo, Suarez, Corso
  9. 1964/65 Sarti, Burgnich, Facchetti, Tagnin, Guarneri, Picchi, Jair, S.Mazzola, Domenghini, Suarez, Corso
  10. 1965/66 Sarti, Burgnich, Facchetti, Bedin, Guarneri, Picchi, Jair, S.Mazzola, Domenghini, Suarez, Corso
  11. 1970/71 L.Vieri, Bellugi, Facchetti, Bedin, Giubertoni, Burgnich, Jair, Bertini, Boninsegna, S.Mazzola, Corso
  12. 1979/80 Bordon, G.Baresi, Oriali, Pasinato, Mozzini, Bini, Caso, Marini, Altobelli, Beccalossi, Muraro
  13. 1988/89 Zenga, Bergomi, Brehme, Matteoli, Ferri, Mandorlini, A.Bianchi, Berti, Diaz, Matthaeus, A.Serena
  1. 1963/64 Sarti, Burgnich, Facchetti, Tagnin, Guarneri, Picchi, Jair, S.Mazzola, Milani, Suarez, Corso
  2. 1964/65 Sarti, Burgnich, Facchetti, Bedin, Guarneri, Picchi, Jair, S.Mazzola, Peirò, Suarez, Corso
  1. 1938/39 Sain, Buonocore, Setti, Locatelli, Olmi, Campatelli, Frossi, A.Demaria, Guarnieri, G.Meazza, P.Ferraris
  2. 1977/78 Cipollini, Canuti, Fedele, Baresi, Gasparini, Bini, Scanziani, Oriali, Altobelli, Marini, Muraro
  3. 1981/82 Bordon, Bergomi, Baresi, Marini, Oriali, Canuti, Bini, Bagni, Prohaska, Beccalossi, Altobelli
  4. 2004/05 Toldo, J.Zanetti, Materazzi, Mihajlovic, Favalli, Ze Maria, Cambiasso, Stankovic, Kily Gonzalez, Martins, Adriano
  1. 1990/91 Zenga, Bergomi, Brehme, Battistini, Ferri, A.Paganin, A.Bianchi, Berti, Klinsmann, Matthaeus, Pizzi
  2. 1993/94 Zenga, A.Paganin, D.Fontolan, Jonk, Bergomi, Battistini, Orlando, Manicone, Berti, Bergkamp, Sosa
  3. 1997/98 Pagliuca, Colonnese, Fresi, West, J.Zanetti, A.Winter, Ze Elias, Djorkaeff, Simeone, Zamorano, Ronaldo
  1. 1964 Sarti, Malatrasi, Facchetti, Tagnin, Guarneri, Picchi, Domenghini, Milani, Peirò, Suarez, Corso
  2. 1965 Sarti, Burgnich, Facchetti, Bedin, Guarneri, Picchi, Jair, S.Mazzola, Peirò, Suarez, Corso
  1. 1988/89 Zenga, G.Baresi, Brehme, Matteoli, Bergomi, Verdelli, Bianchi, Berti, Morello, Cucchi, A.Serena
  2. 2005/06 Toldo, J.Zanetti, Materazzi, Cordoba, Favalli, Ze Maria, Cambiasso, Stankovic, Veron, Martins, Adriano

Finals:

  • European Cup 2
  1. 1966/67 Sarti; Burgnich, Guarneri, Facchetti; Bedin, Picchi; Domenghini, Mazzola, Cappellini, Bicicli, Corso
  2. 1971/72 Bordon; Burgnich, Facchetti, Bellugi, Oriali; Giubertoni, Bedin, Frustalupi; Jair (Pellizarro), Mazzola, Boninsegna
  • UEFA Cup 1
  1. 1996/97 Pagliuca, Bergomi, Fresi, Paganin, Pistone, Djorkaeff, Sforza, Ince, Zanetti, Ganz, Zamorano
  • Central Europe Cup (Mitropa Cup) 1 (The Mitropa Cup carried a prestige only comparable with the Champions' Cup of later decades)
  1. 1932/33
  • Italian Cup 4
  1. 1958/59 Matteucci, Guarneri, Gatti, Masiero, Cardarelli, Bolchi, Bicieli, Firmani, Angelillo, Corso, Rizzolini
  2. 1964/65 Sarti, Burgnich, Facchetti, Bedin, Guarneri, Picchi, Jair, S.Mazzola, Peirò, Suarez, Corso
  3. 1976/77 ---
  4. 1999/00 Peruzzi, Serena, Cordoba, Blanc, Domoraud, J.Zanetti, Di Biagio, Cauet, Seedorf, R.Baggio, Zamorano
  5. 2004/2005 (Leg 1) Toldo, J Zanetti, Mihajlovic, Materazzi, Ze Maria, Favalli, Kily (v.d. Meyde), Cambiasso, Stankovic, Martins (Cruz), Adriano. (Leg 2) Toldo, Cordoba, Mihajlovic, Materazzi, Ze Maria, Favalli (Gamarra), Kily, Stankovic, C.Zanetti, Martins, Cruz


Youth Trophies

  • National Championship "Primavera" - Under 20: 1964, 1966, 1969, 1989, 2002
  • Coppa Italia - Under 20: 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978
  • National Championship "Berretti" - Under 18: 1980, 1984, 1991
  • National Championship "Allievi" - Under 16: 1985, 1987, 1998
  • National Championship "Giovanissimi" - Under 14: 1988, 1997, 2003
  • International Trophy "Città di Viareggio" - Under 20: 1962, 1971, 1986, 2002
  • Youth International Tournament - Città di Bergamo: 1998, 1999
  • Youth Tournament U-19 Naters (Valais, Switzerland): 1999
  • Citta di Gradisca-Trofeo Nereo Rocco U-16/U-17: 2000
  • Trofeo Internazionale Giovanile "Citta di Arco - Beppe Viola" (U-17/U-16): 1999
  • Tournoi International Juniors U-19 de Croix (France): 1964
  • Tournoi Espoirs U-20 du CS Chênois (Switzerland): 1976
  • San Remo U-18 Tournament (Italy): 1948, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1970, 1990
  • Torneo Internazionale U-19/U-20 di Bellinzona (Ticino, Switzerland): 1946, 1949, 1966, 1979, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
  • Blue Stars Youth Tournament (U-20 Zürich, Switzerland): 1983
  • Tournoi Juniors du Servette FC, Switzerland: 1953,1954,1955,1957,1961

Other Trophies won by Inter

  • Turnier Sankt Moritz: 1911
  • Torneo Zürich di Milano: 1969
  • Trofeo Ciudad de Vigo: 1996
  • Trofeo Santiago Bernabéu: 1993, 2001
  • Coppa Super Clubs (Mundialito de Clubs): 1981
  • Trofeo Birra Moretti: 2001, 2002
  • Trofeo Valle d'Aosta: 1998
  • Trofeo TIM: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

External links

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