The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) (Italian: Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio; F.I.G.C.), also known as Federcalcio, is the governing body of football in Italy. It organises the Italian football league, Coppa Italia, Italian national football team, and the Italian women's national football team. It is based in Rome, and technical department in Florence, and is a founding member of UEFA and a member of FIFA.

History[link]

The Federation was founded in 1898 when the sport was picking up in the country it needed a formal structure to take football and the local team to the next level. The first presidency was decided in the Piedmontese capital of Turin, where Mario Vicary was elected along with Luigi D'Ovidio.

At constitution this football federation was given a different name: Federazione Italiana Football (FIF) just because all play terms and rules were the official FA ones.

In the few short years before and after the introduction of the Federation, clubs all over the country from Genoa, Turin, Milan, Naples, Rome, Palermo, and others were forming.

When in 1909 it was suggested to change the federation's name at annual board elections held in Milan at the end of August the few teams attending, representing less than 50% the active clubs, decided the sending of a postcard asking all teams to vote for the 5 new names discussed during the meeting. The new name approved was "Federazione Italiana Giuoco del Calcio" and since then this is the name of the Italian Football Federation.

This Italian Federation had always been an amateur federation respecting FIFA rules since became a member in 1905. At the end of World War 1 the federation knew an impressive development and several footballers were judged to be professional players and banned according FIFA agreements.
From 1922 to 1926 new and more severe rules were approved for keeping the amateur status real and effective such as footballer's residence and transfers controls but best players were secretly paid and moved from other provinces illegally. Foreigners had to live in the country in order to get a residence visa and the players's card.

When in 1926 the Italian Federation Board resigned past a very difficult referee's strike, the fascist Lando Ferretti president of the Italian Olympic Committee (C.O.N.I.) nomined a Commission to reform all Leagues and federal rules. The Commission signed a document called the "Carta di Viareggio" (Rules issued in Viareggio) where football players were recognized as "non-amateurs" and capable to apply for refunds for the money they had lost while playing for the football teams. They had to sign the declaration not being professional players so that FIFA rules were respected because for FIGC they were appearing as "amateurs" receiving just refunds. It was the beginning of the professionism in Italy.

The Carta di Viareggio reduced the number of foreign players to be fielded to just one per match so that the most part of Hungarians remained jobless and got back to their country.

Between 1964 and 1980, foreign players were banned from the Italian league, primarily to revive the national team.

Recent years[link]

The FIGC was placed in administration in May 2006 as a result of the Serie A scandal of 2006 and was put under the management of Guido Rossi.
In May 2006, Rossi was chosen and accepted the role of President of Telecom Italia. This appointment caused angry reactions from club presidents in Italy.
On September 19, Rossi resigned his position as Commissioner of FIGC.^[1][2] On September 21, Luca Pancalli, head of the Italian Paralympic Committee, was chosen to replace Rossi.^[3]
On April 2, 2007, a president was finally elected, with former Vice-President Giancarlo Abete being voted by 264 grand electors out of 271.

On December 2, 2008, the FIGC announced the top ten all time greatest Italian football players. They were (in order):

1. Giuseppe Meazza
2. Luigi Riva
3. Roberto Baggio
4. Paolo Maldini
5. Giacinto Facchetti
6. Sandro Mazzola
7. Giuseppe Bergomi
8. Valentino Mazzola
9. Marco Tardelli
10. Paolo Rossi

Honors[link]

• World Cup: 4 times (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006)
• European Football Championship: once (1968)
• Olympics: once (1936)
• Dr. Gerö Cup: twice (1927–1930, 1933–1935)

Notes[link]

External links[link]

• Official site
• Italy at FIFA site
• Italy at UEFA site
• Italian calcio glossary

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Franco Baldini (born 3 October 1960) is a former Italian footballer who is currently working as the General Manager for AS Roma, a position he has been in since October 2011.

Career[link]

Born in Reggello, Italy, Baldini most notably played for Bari and Bologna.^[1] In 1981 he was called up to the Italian U-21 squad but did not go on to make a competitive appearance.^[2] He became director of football at Associazione Sportiva Roma in 1999, where he remained until his resignation in March 2005.^[1] He joined Fabio Capello at Real Madrid in 2006.^[1] When Capello took over as the England manager in December 2007, Baldini became assistant manager.^[3] His role at the national team of England involved scouting, managing the supporting staff (e.g. the doctors, physiotherapists, masseurs and kit managers) and making the job as easy as possible for his Italian counterpart. He left England after their successful EURO 2012 qualification and joined Roma before the start of 2012, but was assisting the team far before then. Since then, current Roma manager Luis Enrique, director Walter Sabatini and himself have undergone a huge revolution at the club with new owner Thomas Di Benedetto to try and instil a system of running a football club similar to that of FC Barcelona.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Issue lawful interception between Baldini and Mazzini, former FIGC vice president (ITA)
• Some interviews with Italian television

Antonio Conte

Personal information
Date of birth	(1969-07-31) July 31, 1969 (age 42)
Place of birth	Lecce, Italy
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	Juventus (head coach)
Youth career
	Lecce
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1985–1991	Lecce	89	(1)
1991–2004	Juventus	419	(44)
Total		508	(45)
National team
1993–2001	Italy	35	(3)
Teams managed
2006–2007	Arezzo
2007–2009	Bari
2009–2010	Atalanta
2010–2011	Siena
2011–	Juventus
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Antonio Conte (born July 31, 1969 in Lecce) is an Italian former footballer and manager. He is the current manager of Juventus.

Playing career[link]

Conte began to play football in his city, within the U.S. Lecce youth team, before making his Serie A debut with the first squad in 1985. He was signed by Juventus in 1991 (debuting November 17, 1991 vs. Torino^[1]), being later made captain before the promotion of Alessandro Del Piero to this role. During the 1998–1999 season when Del Piero suffered a horrendous leg injury, Conte returned to the captaincy and led Juventus to the UEFA Champions League semifinals. He maintained the captaincy till the 2001/02 season. In 2002–2003, Conte was part of the Juventus team that reached the UEFA Champions League final only to lose on penalties to AC Milan, with Conte himself coming closest to winning the game for Juventus in normal time when he crashed a header off the crossbar early in the second half. Conte became one of the most decorated and influential players of Juventus history. He played for the Italian national team and was a participant at the 1994 FIFA World Cup and the 2000 UEFA European Championship.^[2]

Coaching career[link]

Arezzo[link]

After having retired as a footballer, Conte worked as an assistant manager for Siena alongside Luigi De Canio in the 2005–06 season. In July 2006 he was appointed coach of Serie B side Arezzo; however, after a series of disappointing results, he was sacked on October 31, 2006.

On March 13, 2007 he was reinstated to the Arezzo head coaching position, as his predecessor failed to gain any significant improvement. In his second time at Arezzo he led the team to five consecutive wins in a row, and 19 points in 7 matches, which allowed the Tuscan side to fill the gap from the last safe spot; his team however did not manage to avoid relegation, and Arezzo dropped into Serie C1 on the final matchday, only one point behind Spezia.

Bari[link]

On December 27, 2007 he was appointed by Bari to replace Giuseppe Materazzi for the second half of their Serie B 2007–08 campaign.^[3] He did very well, turning Bari's 2007–08 season around from relegation-threatened to a comfortable midtable position. In the following season, 2008–09, Bari were crowned Serie B champions, being promoted to Serie A for the 2009–10 season.

On June 2009, after weeks of rumours linking Conte to the vacant managerial role at Juventus, he agreed in principle for a contract extension to keep him at Bari for the new season; however, on June 23 Bari announced to have rescinded the contract with Antonio Conte by mutual consent.^[4]

After Claudio Ranieri was sacked of Juventus, Conte was appointed by the club as one of the candidates to become the new coach.^[5] However, the "bianconeri" hired Ciro Ferrara as the first team manager, instead. Conte had stated shortly prior that he would like to be the Juventus coach in the future, because he thought he was ready to assume the work.^[6]

Atalanta[link]

On September 21, 2009 Atalanta appointed him to replace Angelo Gregucci.^[7] After a good start at the helm of the orobici, Atalanta under Conte's reign began struggling in result from November, leading to protest from local supporters and troubles between Conte himself and the organized ultras of the club.

On January 6, 2010, Conte was repeatedly contested by Atalanta fans during a home game against Napoli, ended in a 0–2 loss for the nerazzurri; the matchday ended with a police intervention to avoid confrontation between Conte and the Atalanta ultras.^[8] The next day, Conte tended his resignations to the club, leaving them in 19th place.^[9]

Siena[link]

On May 9, 2010 he was announced as new head coach of Siena, with the aim to bring the Tuscan side back to the top flight after relegation to the 2010–11 Serie B.^[10] Conte successfully led Siena to promotion for the 2011–12 Serie A season.

Juventus[link]

On May 22, 2011 Juventus sporting director, Giuseppe Marotta, announced that Juventus has appointed Conte as their new head coach replacing Luigi Delneri. It is expected that Conte will lead Juventus to their return on top of the Italian and European football scene.^[11][12]

On 6 May 2012, Conte led Juventus to its 28th official scudetto with one round to spare by beating Cagliari 2-0.^[13] After beating Atalanta 3-1, Juventus finished the league unbeaten, the first team to do so since Serie A expanded to 20 teams and 38 rounds. Juventus lost the Coppa Italia final to Napoli 2-0 therefore failing to finish an entire Italian season unbeaten.

In spite of the numerous draws conceded by the Bianconeri, Antonio Conte has already won critical acclaim as Juventus manager and earned comparisons with José Mourinho. Like the latter, Conte has developed a reputation because of his obsession with tactics and his ability to win and to bond together his players. However, unlike the cautious Portuguese, Conte favours an attacking brand of football with 4-3-3 and 3-5-2 being his most frequently used formations in Turin.

In his first 10 months on the Juventus bench, Conte, a former fan favourite as a midfielder in Turin, had already reached a number of landmarks. On 17 March 2012, following a 5-0 win over rivals Fiorentina, he equalled Fabio Capello's run of 28 unbeaten games between November 2005 and May 2006. On 20 March 2012, he became the first coach to lead Juventus to a Coppa Italia final since Marcello Lippi in the 2004 Coppa Italia Final. On 25 March, following a 2-0 success at the Juventus Stadium he became the first coach to win both legs of the Derby d'Italia against rivals Internazionale since Fabio Capello in 2005-06.

He is currently under police investigation for alleged match fixing during his time at Siena, in the latest Italian football scandal. ^[14]

Career statistics[link]

International goals[link]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	27 March 1999	Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark	Denmark	1–2	Win	UEFA EURO 2000 Qual.
2.	11 June 2000	GelreDome, Arnhem, Netherlands	Turkey	1–2	Win	UEFA Euro 2000

Managerial statistics[link]

As of 20 May 2012

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Arezzo		July 2006	31 October 2006	&1000000000000001200000012	&100000000000000030000003	&100000000000000050000005	&100000000000000040000004	&1000000000000002500000025.00
Arezzo		13 March 2007	June 2007	&1000000000000001500000015	&100000000000000080000008	&100000000000000030000003	&100000000000000040000004	&1000000000000005332999953.33
Bari		27 December 2007	23 June 2009	&1000000000000006700000067	&1000000000000003300000033	&1000000000000002200000022	&1000000000000001200000012	&1000000000000004925000049.25
Atalanta		21 September 2009	7 January 2010	&1000000000000001400000014	&100000000000000030000003	&100000000000000040000004	&100000000000000070000007	&1000000000000002142999921.43
Siena		1 July 2010	21 May 2011	&1000000000000004400000044	&1000000000000002200000022	&1000000000000001400000014	&100000000000000080000008	&1000000000000005000000050.00
Juventus		22 May 2011	Present	&1000000000000004300000043	&1000000000000002600000026	&1000000000000001600000016	&100000000000000010000001	&1000000000000006046999960.47
Total				&10000000000000195000000195	&1000000000000009500000095	&1000000000000006400000064	&1000000000000003600000036	&1000000000000004871999948.72

Honours[link]

Player[link]

Juventus

• UEFA Cup: 1992–93
• Serie A (5): 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2002–03
• Coppa Italia: 1994–95, 2001–02 (Runner-up), 2003–04 (Runner-up)
• Supercoppa Italiana (4): 1995, 1997, 1998 (Runner-up), 2002, 2003
• UEFA Champions League: 1995–96, 1996–97 (Runner-up), 1997–98 (Runner-up), 2002–03 (Runner-up)
• UEFA Super Cup: 1996
• Intercontinental Cup: 1996
• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1999

Italy

• UEFA European Championship: Euro 2000 (Runner-up)

Managerial[link]

Bari

• Serie B: 2008-09

Siena

• Serie B: 2010–11 (Runner-up)

Juventus

• Serie A: 2011–12

References[link]

External links[link]