13 Facts About Helenio Herrera

Helenio Herrera is best remembered for his success with the Inter Milan team known as Grande Inter in the 1960s.

Helenio Herrera guided Inter to European glory, winning two consecutive European Cups, among several other honours.

Helenio Herrera is regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time.

Helenio Herrera was arguably the first manager to collect credit for his teams' performances, in the process becoming a superstar in the world of football.

Helenio Herrera was born in 1910 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to immigrant parents from Spain.

Helenio Herrera's father Francisco, who worked as a carpenter, was an exiled anarchist originally from Andalusia.

In 1920, Helenio Herrera's family left Argentina for Casablanca, in what was then French Morocco, in search of a better life.

Helenio Herrera's managing career, which coincided with the early beginnings of UEFA competitions, had a marked effect on the game's tactical development.

Helenio Herrera moved to Spain, where he spent the next six years with Real Valladolid, Atletico Madrid, Malaga, Deportivo de La Coruna and Sevilla, before moving to Portugal and a two-year tenure with Lisbon side Belenenses.

Helenio Herrera then suffered a heart attack, did not want to coach full-time any more and retired in Venice, where he lived the rest of his life.

Helenio Herrera was openly dismissive of teams that had an obsession for dominating ball possession, declaring that "the ball always moves further, and more quickly, when there isn't a player behind it".

Helenio Herrera had 8 children, while being married to 3 wives.

Helenio Herrera's children are Francis, Helene, Linda, Daniele, Helenio Angel, Rocio, Helios and Luna, with the latter one being adopted.