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    Nereo Rocco (Italian pronunciation: [neˈrɛːo ˈrɔkko]; 20 May 1912 – 20 February 1979) was an Italian football player and manager. Regarded as one of the...
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    Stadio Nereo Rocco is a football stadium in Trieste, Italy. Opened in 1992, it is the home of Triestina, named after the club's former player and manager...
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    club for the rest of his career for the following 19 seasons. In 1961, Nereo Rocco was appointed as new coach of the club, which under his leadership won...
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    behind the full-backs. In Italy, the libero position was popularised by Nereo Rocco's and Helenio Herrera's use of catenaccio. The current Italian term for...
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  • 1979), Argentine footballer Nereo Laroni (1942–2019), Italian politician Nereo Rocco (1912–1979), Italian football player and manager Nereocystis, a genus...
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  • 1961 and 1977 Most Serie A appearances: Nereo Rocco – 309 matches Most Coppa Italia appearances: Nereo Rocco – 67 matches Most UEFA competitions appearances:...
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  • successful times, the team also featured the likes of local Trieste native Nereo Rocco, who played as winger for Triestina from 1930 to 1937, becoming also...
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  • Mickey Rocco (1916-1997), American Major League Baseball first baseman Nereo Rocco (1912-1979), Italian football player and manager Pasquale Rocco (born...
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    been in permanent charge. The most successful person to manage Milan is Nereo Rocco, who won two Serie A titles, three Coppa Italia, two European Cups, two...
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    "What Nereo Rocco would say about AC Milan and the Azzurri". Calciomercato. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2020. "El Paròn Nereo Rocco, l'allenatore...
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    be the pillar of Milan's successes for two decades. One year later, Nereo Rocco was hired as manager of the club, bringing to Milan his experience on...
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     Portugal Benfica 1962  Hungary Béla Guttmann  Portugal Benfica 1963  Italy Nereo Rocco  Italy Milan 1964  Argentina Helenio Herrera  Italy Inter Milan 1965...
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    and manager. Regarded as the most famous and consistent disciple of Nereo Rocco, Trapattoni coached his native Italy national team to the 2002 FIFA World...
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    place. After initially struggling to gain playing time under new manager Nereo Rocco during the 1961–62 season, his second at the club, also being linked...
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    others; he coached Italy at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, alongside Nereo Rocco, helping the team to a fourth-place finish in the tournament. During...
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  • 2001 21:00 CEST Stadio Nereo Rocco, Trieste Referee: Massimiliano Saccani (Italy) 9 August 2001 22:15 CEST Stadio Nereo Rocco, Trieste Referee: Stefano...
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    from the original on 27 June 2008. Andrea Schianchi (2 November 2014). "Nereo Rocco, l'inventore del catenaccio che diventò Paròn d'Europa" (in Italian)...
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  • managers hold the record of winning the competition on two occasions: Nereo Rocco: 1968 and 1973 (Milan) Valeriy Lobanovskyi in 1975 and 1986 (Dynamo Kyiv)...
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    Granillo 27,543 Reggio Calabria  Calabria Reggina 1932 1997-1999 20 Stadio Nereo Rocco 26,566 Trieste  Friuli-Venezia Giulia Triestina 1992 21 Stadio Partenio-Adriano...
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  • that Cagliari played their final home games of 2011–12 at the Stadio Nereo Rocco in Trieste on the Italian mainland. For most of the following season...
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    second-highest ranked goalkeeper, behind Iker Casillas. Buffon was awarded the Nereo Rocco Prize on 2 September 2014, which is given to a footballer in recognition...
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    During this successful period for both teams, Milan were coached by Nereo Rocco and Inter by Helenio Herrera, both coaching many notable players. The...
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  • in Reggio Emilia, Italy Stadio Dino Manuzzi in Cesena, Italy Stadio Nereo Rocco in Trieste, Italy Dacia Arena in Udine, Italy San Marino Stadium in Serravalle...
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    Padova's golden days were the late 1950s, when the team managed by Nereo Rocco, reached the heights of third place in 1958 thanks to the wing wizardry...
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    match of the season. In total, Ancelotti led Milan for 423 games; only Nereo Rocco has been in charge of the club for more matches. On 1 June 2009, Ancelotti...
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  • to play at Stadio Nereo Rocco in Trieste while Stadio Sant'Elia is under renovation. 2Some matches may be played at Stadio Nereo Rocco in Trieste if Stadio...
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    the Superga air disaster of 1949. It was replaced by the nearby Stadio Nereo Rocco in 1992, but the Stadio Giuseppe Grezar remains open as a minor athletics...
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    football AFC Ajax in European football "Il mondo ai piedi del Milan di Rocco". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 21 May 2020. "Coppa Campioni...
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    Cup: 1 1991-1992 Coppa del Mediterraneo: 2 1992-1993, 1994-1995 Torneo Nereo Rocco: 1 1992-1993 Trofeo Ciudad de Oviedo: 1 1993 Torneo Ciudad de la Coruna:...
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  • 1993 Stadio Nereo Rocco, Trieste, Italy Stadio Nereo Rocco, Trieste, Italy 4 July 1993 Stadio Nereo Rocco, Trieste, Italy Stadio Nereo Rocco, Trieste, Italy...
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