Giuseppe Baresi
Encyclopedia
Giuseppe Baresi is an Italian football
er, who spent most of his career with Internazionale. He is currently Internazionale's assistant manager.
matches and scoring 13 goals. He also played for Modena
in the serie B for a couple of seasons before hanging up his boots in 1994, at the age of 36.
shirt, being also surpassed in notoriety by his more famous brother Franco
who played for crosstown city rivals AC Milan
.
on 2 June 2008.
Football in Italy
Football is the most popular sport in Italy. The Italian national football team has won the FIFA World Cup 4 times , trailing only Brazil . Italy's club sides have won 27 major European trophies, making them the most successful European nation in the subject of football...
er, who spent most of his career with Internazionale. He is currently Internazionale's assistant manager.
Career
Baresi made his professional debut during the 1977–78 season, and spent a total of 16 seasons with Internazionale, playing a total of 559 Serie ASerie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
matches and scoring 13 goals. He also played for Modena
Modena F.C.
Modena Football Club is an Italian football club based in Modena, Emilia-Romagna. The club was formed in 1912 and currently plays in Italian Serie B, after being relegated from a two year period in Serie A in the year 2004. The team's previous stay in Italy's top division ended in 1964. The team...
in the serie B for a couple of seasons before hanging up his boots in 1994, at the age of 36.
International career
A long-standing nerazzurro, he also served as Internazionale captain but achieved little success at the national team level, only playing 18 matches with the AzzurriItaly national football team
The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...
shirt, being also surpassed in notoriety by his more famous brother Franco
Franco Baresi
Franco Baresi is an Italian football youth team coach and former player. He played as a sweeper and spent his entire career with Serie A club AC Milan, acknowledged as one of the greatest defenders ever to play the game. Baresi was nicknamed "Piscinin", Milanese for "Little one"...
who played for crosstown city rivals AC Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
.
Coaching career
After serving as head of Internazionale's club youth system, he was appointed assistant manager to new Internazionale manager José MourinhoJosé Mourinho
José Mário dos Santos Félix Mourinho is a Portuguese football manager and the current manager of Real Madrid. He is commonly known as "The Special One".Mourinho is regarded by some players, coaches and critics as the best ever coach in football....
on 2 June 2008.