* President :Silvio Berlusconi * Vice Executive President and Managing Director : Adriano Galliani * Vice President : Paolo Berlusconi * : Gianni Nardi * Advisor : Pasquale Cannatelli * : Leandro Cantamessa * : Michele Carpinelli * : Alfonso Cefaliello * : Francesco Forneron Mondadori * : Giancarlo Foscale * : Livio Gironi * : Paolo Ligresti * Board of Audit :Francesco Vittadini * : Francesco Antonio Giampaolo * : Claudio Diamante * : Achille Frattini * : Giancarlo Povoleri * Supervisory Board : Antonio Marchesi * Board Secretary : Rolando Vitrò * Società di Revisione : Deloitte & Touche * Sports General Manager : Ariedo Braida * Technical Area Activities Manager : Leonardo De Araujo * Organizational Manager : Umberto Gandini * Technical Secretary : Mary Buscaglia * : Cristina Moschetta * Communications Manager : Vittorio Mentana * Vice Communications Manager : Giuseppe Sapienza * Marketing Director and Vice Commercial Manager :Laura Masi * Sales Manager : Mauro Tavola * Stadium Manager : Daniela Gozzi * C.F.O. : Alfonso Cefaliello * Financial and Administrative Manager : Massimo Campioli * Human Resources Manager : Raffaella Di Tondo * Milanello Sports Centre Manager : Antore Peloso
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
the Legends: Demetrio Albertini
We talked about Baresi, who holds a very special place for me in Milan lore. But this man, after Maldini, was my favorite player to ever wear the Milan jersey.
The first headquarters were established at the 'Fiaschetteria Toscana' on Via Berchet in Milan, back in 1899. From that moment on the glorious history of Milan was born as the club went on to write its name in football's record books to become, especially over the last 15 years, one of the most famous and successful teams in the world.
The Rossoneri history is studded with legendary names of men who have made a major contribution to the club's development, be they presidents, coaches or players. The first president was a British expatriate, Alfred Edwards, who oversaw the club's first title - a mere two years after its foundation. The president with the most victories is Silvio Berlusconi who has taken Milan to the pinnacle of the world game since taking control in 1986.
A great team needs a great coach and Milan have certainly had their fair share of the richest talent around. The likes of Gipo Viani, Nereo Rocco and Nils Liedholm were the early masters and they were followed by Arrigo Sacchi and Fabio Capello who took tactics and team strategy to a new level, which heralded much of what we can term as the modern approach to the game. Along the way, each and everyone of them also made sure their teams played spectacular football.
The ushering in of the Berlusconi era first saw Sacchi and then Capello win numerous trophies. Sacchi won back to back European Cups with a team considered to have been one of the greatest teams in history, also claiming a Serie A title, two Intercontinental and European Super Cups. Capello followed that with four league titles, one European Cup and one European Super Cup. Alberto Zaccheroni kept the rich tradition going as he led the team to a league title in his first year before Fatih Terim took over for a short time and then passed the reins on to Carlo Ancelotti whose management skills have brought Milan back to top spot in Italy and throughout Europe.
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