Renzo De Vecchi

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Renzo De Vecchi
Personal information
Date of birth (1894-02-03)February 3, 1894
Place of birth Milan, Italy
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Position(s) Left back/Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1909–1913 Milan 64 (7)
1913–1917 Genoa 51 (7)
1919–1929 Genoa 220 (32)
International career
1910–1925 Italy 43 (0)
Managerial career
1927–1930 Genoa
1930–1933 Rapallo
1933–1935 Genoa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Renzo De Vecchi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈrɛntso de ˈvɛkki]; February 3, 1894 in Milan – May 14, 1967) was an Italian football player and coach who played as a defender. He competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics with Italy, and is officially the youngest player to have ever played a match for the Italy national side. One of Italy's greatest players, he was known for his technical dribbling skills, and his ability on penalty kicks, despite being a defender. As a ball-winning full-back, he was known for his strength, tackling ability, anticipation, and his organisational skills.[1]

Club career

Renzo De Vecchi is the youngest player to play in a Serie A game for Milan, making his debut at 15 years and 284 days, on 14 November 1909, in a 2–1 home win over Ausonia. He soon becoming a member of the starting line-up on the left side of the back-line, although he was also capable of playing in midfield.[1] Due to his class and playing ability, he was given the nickname "Il Figlio di Dio" (The Son of God) by the Milan fans.[2] He later moved to Genoa in 1913, winning three Italian League titles during his time with the club, before retiring in 1929. Between 1927 and 1929, he worked as a player-manager for Genoa, and during the 1929–30 season, after retiring as a player, he became the club's manager for a season, temporarily moving to Rapallo in 1930, for three seasons. He returned to Genoa in 1933, and he helped the club to gain Serie A promotion, winning the 1934–35 Serie B title, before retiring.[1]

International career

De Vecchi is the youngest official player to feature in a match for the Italian national team at 16 years, 3 months and 23 days, making his international debut on 26 May 1910, in a 6–1 away defeat to Hungary.[3][4][5] As a member of the Italian Olympic squad in 1912, he played one match in the main tournament as well as two matches in the consolation tournament; he also represented Italy at the 1924 Summer Olympic Games. In total, he made 43 appearances for Italy between 1910 and 1925.[1][6]

Honours

Player

Genoa[1]

Coach

Genoa[1]

References

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External links

  • Renzo De Vecchi at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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