Antonio Conte is an Italian professional football manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.
50 Facts About Antonio Conte
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Antonio Conte played for the Italy national team and was a participant at the 1994 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000, where, on both occasions, Italy finished runners-up.
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Antonio Conte took over at Juventus in 2011 and won three consecutive Serie A titles before taking charge of the Italy national team in 2014 until UEFA Euro 2016 where he led them to the quarter-finals.
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Antonio Conte then became Chelsea manager and led them to the Premier League title in his first season in charge, then winning the FA Cup in his second season but being dismissed as they finished fifth in the league.
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Antonio Conte joined Tottenham Hotspur in November 2021, but left in March 2023, by mutual consent.
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Antonio Conte amassed a total of 99 appearances and 1 goal for Lecce.
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Antonio Conte was signed by Juventus manager Giovanni Trapattoni in 1991, debuting on 17 November 1991 against cross-city rivals Torino.
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Antonio Conte finished runner-up in the 1995 UEFA Cup Final with the club.
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Antonio Conte remained with the Turin-based club until his retirement in 2004.
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Antonio Conte was a member of the Italian squads for both the 1994 FIFA World Cup under Sacchi, and UEFA Euro 2000 under Dino Zoff, achieving runners-up medals in both tournaments.
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Antonio Conte missed out on the Euro 1996 squad after sustaining an injury in the 1996 Champions League final.
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Antonio Conte was regarded as a quick, combative, energetic, and tactically versatile footballer throughout his career who could play anywhere in midfield but was usually deployed as a central, box-to-box, or defensive midfielder, and occasionally on the right flank, due to his crossing ability.
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Antonio Conte was considered to be physically strong, good in the air and accurate with his head, despite not being particularly tall.
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On 13 March 2007, Antonio Conte was reinstated as Arezzo head coach as his predecessor Maurizio Sarri failed to gain any significant improvement with the club mired in a relegation struggle.
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Antonio Conte subsequently led the team to five consecutive wins, securing 19 points from 7 matches, which allowed the Tuscan side to close the points gap between them and safety.
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Antonio Conte oversaw a considerable upturn in form, leading the team out of the relegation battle and placing them comfortably mid-table.
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Shortly prior to Ranieri's termination, Antonio Conte had made public his ambition to be Juventus coach at some stage and was confident he was ready for the demands of the role.
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On 21 September 2009, Antonio Conte replaced Angelo Gregucci as manager of Atalanta.
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The match ended with Antonio Conte receiving police protection to avoid an altercation with the Atalanta ultras.
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The next day, Antonio Conte tendered his resignation to the club, leaving them in 19th place.
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Antonio Conte arrived amid high expectations that he, a former fan favourite as a midfielder for the club, would lead them back to the summit of the Italian and European game.
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On 20 March 2012, Antonio Conte became the first coach to lead Juventus to a Coppa Italia final since Marcello Lippi in the 2004 Coppa Italia Final.
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In November 2012, Antonio Conte was awarded the Trofeo Maestrelli, an award honouring the three best Italian coaches working in the professional league, the country's youth coaching system and outside Italy, respectively.
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Italy had not won the second group match in a major international tournament since Euro 2000, in which Antonio Conte had coincidentally appeared as a player.
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Antonio Conte led Italy to the top of the group, the first time in a major tournament since the 2006 World Cup.
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On 13 January 2017, Antonio Conte became the first manager in history to win three consecutive Premier League Manager of the Month awards.
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On 18 July 2017, Antonio Conte signed a new two-year contract with Chelsea.
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Antonio Conte was sent to the stands for the first time in his Chelsea career during the first half of a home match against Swansea City on 29 November 2017.
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Antonio Conte argued with fourth official Lee Mason over referee Neil Swarbrick's decision to award a goal kick rather than a corner for Chelsea, after which the referee dismissed him.
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Antonio Conte apologised afterwards but was nonetheless charged with misconduct by the FA.
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Antonio Conte was sacked as Chelsea manager on 13 July 2018 and was replaced by Maurizio Sarri.
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On 31 May 2019, Antonio Conte was appointed head coach of Serie A club Inter Milan on a three-year contract.
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The departure was reportedly due to disagreements Antonio Conte had with the club's board over transfers for the following season.
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Antonio Conte was appointed as head coach of Tottenham Hotspur on 2 November 2021 following the sacking of Nuno Espirito Santo the previous day.
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Antonio Conte signed an 18-month contract with the option of a further year.
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On 1 January 2022, following a late win against Watford, Antonio Conte became the first Tottenham manager to go unbeaten in their first eight league games.
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On 26 March 2023, following exits in the Champions League as well as the FA Cup, it was announced by Tottenham that Antonio Conte had left the club by mutual consent.
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Antonio Conte was able to make Italy play beautiful football, Juventus too, in a culture where it's so defensive.
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Some commentators have observed that, although Antonio Conte's teams are capable of playing a short passing possession game, in which the ball is played out from the back on the ground, they are mainly known for their direct style of attacking play, as well as their ability to utilise long balls and score from counter-attacks with few touches; however, Antonio Conte has rejected claims that his teams prefer to sit back and play on the counter-attack.
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Antonio Conte's teams have been described as possessing notable virtues such as pace, athleticism, high work-rates, versatility and tactical intelligence.
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Antonio Conte demonstrated a notable tactical versatility and meticulousness as a coach, adopting several different formations in an attempt to find the most suitable system to match his players' skills.
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Antonio Conte's teams are known for their versatility and ability to adopt different formations during a match, depending on whether his team are in possession or playing off the ball.
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Antonio Conte described David Luiz as being "crucial" to the team's success, and praised him for working to improve his composure and concentration.
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Antonio Conte had fire running through his veins and he moved like a viper.
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I've lost count of the number of times I've said: 'Hell, Antonio Conte said something really spot-on again today.
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Antonio Conte chased every player out of the room as he tore into Buffon.
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Antonio Conte is known for adopting a very strict approach when it comes to his players' diets and curfew before matches.
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In late May 2016, Antonio Conte was criticised in the North American media for his omission of Andrea Pirlo and Sebastian Giovinco from Italy's 30-player shortlist for its Euro 2016 squad, and for his comments regarding the quality of their league, Major League Soccer.
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Antonio Conte is beginning to understand that her dad gets nervous when he does not win [a match].
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On 1 February 2023, Spurs announced Antonio Conte would be having surgery that day to remove his gallbladder.