AC Milan – The Best Coaches
Written on August 31, 2008 – 2:03 pm | by acmilanforever
Herbert Kilpin
Herbert Kilpin founded AC Milan in 1899 with Alfred Edwards. It was an Englishman and the club was the first captain and the club first car. It was with Milan for eight seasons and won three national league titles (1901,1906,1907) and ending his career in Milan when foreign players were banned from play in the Italian championship.
Nereo Rocco
Nereo Rocco was the coach of AC Milan in the 1960’s and early 1970. He was appointed coach of Milan in 1961 and quickly guided the Rossoneri to the Serie A title and the Cup of Europe in 1963.
Rocco Milan then left for Turin and returned in 1967 and guided Milan to the scudetto and the Cup Winners’ Cup conquest (1968). Rocco won the Cup in Europe and the Intercontinental Cup in 1969 with the Milan club.
He led the Rossoneri to another Cup Winners’ Cup and Italian Cup and a second place in the Serie A season 1972-1973.
Arrigo Sacchi
Arrigo Sacchi has never played professional football, but it certainly was an assistant on the touchlines. Its dynamism and innovative ideas convinced the Milan president Silvio Berlusconi to appoint Sacchi as coach of the club in 1987.
Arrigo Sacchi has been swift in its response to Berlusconi faith and won the scudetto in 1988. He then won the Super Cup of Italy in 1989 and the same year led Milan to their third European Cup success. Milan successfully defended the Cup in Europe next season.
Sacchi departure from Milan in 1991 to manage the Italian national side and returned briefly in the 1996-1997 season before being shown the door Milan.
