Marcello Romeo Lippi is an Italian former professional football player and manager, who led the Italy national team to victory in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
30 Facts About Marcello Lippi
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Marcello Lippi was appointed as Italy head coach in the summer of 2004 and 2008, and he was succeeded by Cesare Prandelli after a disappointing performance in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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Marcello Lippi is the first coach to have won the most prestigious international competitions both for clubs in different continents, and for national teams.
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Marcello Lippi is regarded as one of the greatest and most successful managers in football history, and in 2007, The Times included him on its list of the top 50 managers of all time.
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Marcello Lippi spent most of his playing years with Sampdoria, where he played consecutively from 1969 to 1978, except for a year on loan at Savona.
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Marcello Lippi retired from active football in 1982, at the age of 34, to pursue a coaching career.
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Marcello Lippi's rise to the top of the managerial tree began at the Genoese club, where he started as a youth-team coach.
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In March 2007, Marcello Lippi managed a Europe XI team who played Manchester United in a UEFA Celebration Match, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome and the 50th year of Manchester United's participation in European competitions.
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Marcello Lippi was appointed head of the Italy national team in July 2004, following a disappointing UEFA Euro 2004 campaign under Giovanni Trapattoni.
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Three days after the final, Marcello Lippi did not renew his expiring contract with the Italian Football Federation, and left his office as coach of Italy.
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On 26 June 2008, Marcello Lippi was re-appointed as coach of Italy.
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Marcello Lippi resigned after the Slovakia defeat, and was succeeded by Cesare Prandelli.
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Marcello Lippi achieved a double in his first season at the club by winning the league and domestic cup titles.
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Later that year, Marcello Lippi led the club to a fourth-place finish in the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup.
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On 2 November 2014, Marcello Lippi publicly declared that he had retired from coaching after having guided Guangzhou Evergrande to their fourth successive league title.
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Marcello Lippi continued with Guangzhou as the director of football.
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On 22 October 2016, Marcello Lippi, was appointed manager of the China national team.
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On 24 May 2019, Marcello Lippi was re-appointed as head coach of China, replacing compatriot Fabio Cannavaro after his brief tenure.
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On 22 October 2020, Marcello Lippi announced his retirement from coaching.
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Marcello Lippi emphasizes the importance of team spirit and unity.
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Marcello Lippi likens a psychologically well integrated team to the functioning of a psychologically healthy family.
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Marcello Lippi sat the choice of tactical formation is constrained by the qualities of the team's players.
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Marcello Lippi worked before, during and after the revolution brought by Arrigo Sacchi.
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Marcello Lippi's teams knew how to man-mark and to play zone.
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Several of the club's former midfielders under Marcello Lippi went on to become managers, and have cited Marcello Lippi as an influence; these include Didier Deschamps, Paulo Sousa, Antonio Conte, and Zinedine Zidane.
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Similarly, during Italy's victorious 2006 World Cup campaign, Marcello Lippi was praised for adopting several tactical systems that allowed his two star playmakers, Francesco Totti and Andrea Pirlo, to play alongside one other.
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Marcello Lippi was very important, as he was able to transmit to us precisely what he wanted.
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We hit rock bottom with defeat to Foggia, so Marcello Lippi said if we have to lose, we'll go down fighting.
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Marcello Lippi was excellent at motivating the squad and passing on his ideas.
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Marcello Lippi always had that, as well as a great ability to motivate us, even when we played every three days.