A.C. Milan Primavera
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Associazione Calcio Milan Primavera are the under-20 team
of Italian
professional football club Associazione Calcio Milan
. They play in the Group B of the Campionato Nazionale Primavera. They have been champions only once, back in 1965. They also participate in the Coppa Italia Primavera
and in the annual Torneo di Viareggio
, an international tournament which they won 8 times.
and UEFA
.
(1965–1970) unknown (1970–1977) Carlo Annovazzi
(1977–1978) unknown (1978–1980) Italo Galbiati
(1980–1982) Fabio Capello
(1982–1986) Italo Galbiati
(1986–1987) Andrea Valdinoci (1987–1991) Carlo Garavaglia
(1991–1992) Luigi Radice and Maurizio Viscidi (1992–1993) Maurizio Viscidi (1993–1994) Giorgio Morini
(1994–1995) Walter De Vecchi
(1995–1996) Simone Boldini
(1996–1997) Mauro Tassotti
(1997–2002) Franco Baresi
(2002–2006) Filippo Galli
(2006–2008) Alberigo Evani
(2008–2009) Giovanni Stroppa
(2009–2011) Aldo Dolcetti
(2011–present)
, Franco Baresi
and Alessandro Costacurta
, as well as several players, in recent years, who have managed to become regular players in the Serie A
. The training facilities are based at the Vismara Sports Centre (Italian
: Centro Sportivo Vismara), a 57 acres (230,671 m²) site in the Milan
southern suburb of Gratosoglio (though the Primavera trains at Milanello
, just like the first team).
A.C. Milan youth system comprises nine different age-group teams ranging from Under-9s up to Under-17s, and divided as follows:
Demetrio Albertini
Sergio Battistini
Franco Baresi
Cristian Brocchi
Francesco Coco
Fulvio Collovati
Francesco Cozza
Alessandro Costacurta
Walter De Vecchi
Alberigo Evani
Alfio Fontana
Andrea Icardi
Giovanni Lodetti
Massimo Maccarone
Aldo Maldera
Paolo Maldini
Fabrizio Miccoli
Massimo Oddo
Ambrogio Pelagalli
Pierino Prati
Nello Santin
Giovanni Trapattoni
Mario Trebbi
Villiam Vecchi
Francesco Zagatti
Giulio Zignoli
Reserve team
Large professional sports clubs often have far more players under contract than could possibly play in a match. As a result, many of these clubs create second teams composed of players who need playing time, but have little hope of playing on the first team. The players on this second team are...
of Italian
Italy
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professional football club Associazione Calcio Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
. They play in the Group B of the Campionato Nazionale Primavera. They have been champions only once, back in 1965. They also participate in the Coppa Italia Primavera
Coppa Italia Primavera
The Coppa Italia Primavera is an Italian football competition played for by youth teams from Campionato Primavera. All players are under 20 of age. The first edition was held in the 1972-73 season....
and in the annual Torneo di Viareggio
Torneo di Viareggio
The Torneo di Viareggio , official name Viareggio Cup World Football Tournament Coppa Carnevale, is one of the most important youth football tournaments in the world. It is officially recognized by CONI, FIGC, UEFA and FIFA. It is held each year in Viareggio, Tuscany and its surroundings, starting...
, an international tournament which they won 8 times.
Current squad
. Numbers refers to first team, according to Lega Serie ALega Serie A
The Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A , commonly known as Lega Serie A , is the governing body that runs the major professional football competitions in Italy, most prominently the Serie A.It was founded on 1 July 2010...
and UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
.
Manager history
unknown (1962–1965) Francesco ZagattiFrancesco Zagatti
Francesco Zagatti was an Italian professional footballer, who played as a defender.- Career :Zagatti started his career at A.C. Milan. He played in their youth team, before making his senior debut in a Serie A game against S.S. Lazio, on 1 June 1952...
(1965–1970) unknown (1970–1977) Carlo Annovazzi
Carlo Annovazzi
Carlo Annovazzi was an Italian footballer who played for AC Milan, Atalanta, Anconitana, Pro Patria and Città di Castello.He also represented the Italian national side at the 1950 FIFA World Cup.-External links:*...
(1977–1978) unknown (1978–1980) Italo Galbiati
Italo Galbiati
Italo Galbiati is an Italian football coach and former player. He is a trusted assistant to Fabio Capello having worked with Capello at AC Milan, Roma, Juventus and Real Madrid...
(1980–1982) Fabio Capello
Fabio Capello
Fabio Capello is an Italian football manager and former player. He is the manager of the England national football team.Capello has the distinction of winning the domestic league title with every club he has coached throughout his career...
(1982–1986) Italo Galbiati
Italo Galbiati
Italo Galbiati is an Italian football coach and former player. He is a trusted assistant to Fabio Capello having worked with Capello at AC Milan, Roma, Juventus and Real Madrid...
(1986–1987) Andrea Valdinoci (1987–1991) Carlo Garavaglia
Carlo Garavaglia
Carlo Garavaglia is an Italian association football manager, currently is the manager of [is the manager of Como.He made his debut in Serie A on 26 November 2006, when he replaced the head coach Mario Beretta who was ill...
(1991–1992) Luigi Radice and Maurizio Viscidi (1992–1993) Maurizio Viscidi (1993–1994) Giorgio Morini
Giorgio Morini
Giorgio Morini is an Italian midfielder, who coached the Italian football team AC Milan for part of the 1996-97 season. As a player, Morini was part of the Serie A winning team of 1978/79.- Career :...
(1994–1995) Walter De Vecchi
Walter De Vecchi
Walter De Vecchi is an Italian professional football coach and a former player who played as a defender or midfielder. He is currently managing one of the youth teams of A.C. Milan....
(1995–1996) Simone Boldini
Simone Boldini
Simone Boldini is an Italian professional football coach and a former player, currently in charge as head coach of the Tritium in the Lega Pro Prima Divisione....
(1996–1997) Mauro Tassotti
Mauro Tassotti
Mauro Tassotti is a retired Italian footballer. He played for seventeen years with A.C. Milan, mostly at right back but could also fill in at centre back if required, thanks to his versatility and commitment...
(1997–2002) Franco Baresi
Franco Baresi
Franco Baresi is an Italian football youth team coach and former player. He played as a sweeper and spent his entire career with Serie A club AC Milan, acknowledged as one of the greatest defenders ever to play the game. Baresi was nicknamed "Piscinin", Milanese for "Little one"...
(2002–2006) Filippo Galli
Filippo Galli
Filippo Galli is a former Italian football player with A.C. Milan who played as a Right back but was often called on to fill in at any defensive position...
(2006–2008) Alberigo Evani
Alberigo Evani
Alberigo Evani is an Italian former football player in midfielder role. Born in Massa, Tuscany, he played in Serie A 353 times with 16 goals...
(2008–2009) Giovanni Stroppa
Giovanni Stroppa
Giovanni Stroppa is an Italian former football midfielder turned manager. He is currently in charge as head coach of Südtirol-Alto Adige.-Playing career :...
(2009–2011) Aldo Dolcetti
Aldo Dolcetti
Aldo Dolcetti was an Italian footballer who played as a central midfielder.Dolcetti began as a youngster at Juventus but spent a season at Novara before signing for Pisa in 1987. He was a central player for Pisa in two spells in Serie A, before brief spells with Messina and Lucchese...
(2011–present)
Honours
- Campionato Nazionale PrimaveraTrofeo Giacinto FacchettiThe Campionato Nazionale Primavera – Trofeo Giacinto Facchetti, is an Italian football competition played by youth teams of all Serie A and all Serie B clubs, and organized by the Football League. All players must be under 20, but two overaged are allowed in eliminatory rounds...
: 1- 1964–65
- Coppa Italia PrimaveraCoppa Italia PrimaveraThe Coppa Italia Primavera is an Italian football competition played for by youth teams from Campionato Primavera. All players are under 20 of age. The first edition was held in the 1972-73 season....
: 2- 1984–85, 2009–10
- Torneo di ViareggioTorneo di ViareggioThe Torneo di Viareggio , official name Viareggio Cup World Football Tournament Coppa Carnevale, is one of the most important youth football tournaments in the world. It is officially recognized by CONI, FIGC, UEFA and FIFA. It is held each year in Viareggio, Tuscany and its surroundings, starting...
: 8- 1949, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1999, 2001
Youth system
The youth system has been responsible for producing some of Milan's greatest ever players, including the club's top three all-time appearance makers, Paolo MaldiniPaolo Maldini
Paolo Cesare Maldini is an Italian former footballer who played as a left or central defender. He spent all 25 seasons of his career at Serie A club Milan, before retiring at the age of 41 in 2009, becoming a symbol and a legend of the club...
, Franco Baresi
Franco Baresi
Franco Baresi is an Italian football youth team coach and former player. He played as a sweeper and spent his entire career with Serie A club AC Milan, acknowledged as one of the greatest defenders ever to play the game. Baresi was nicknamed "Piscinin", Milanese for "Little one"...
and Alessandro Costacurta
Alessandro Costacurta
Alessandro "Billy" Costacurta is an Italian former professional football defender turned manager.Costacurta spent some twenty years at Milan, with a brief period spent in AC Monza on loan. He is best known for his role alongside Franco Baresi, Paolo Maldini and Mauro Tassotti, forming one of the...
, as well as several players, in recent years, who have managed to become regular players in the Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
. The training facilities are based at the Vismara Sports Centre (Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
: Centro Sportivo Vismara), a 57 acres (230,671 m²) site in the Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
southern suburb of Gratosoglio (though the Primavera trains at Milanello
Milanello
Milanello Sports Centre, commonly referred to as simply Milanello, is the training facility of Italian professional football club Associazione Calcio Milan. Built in 1963, the centre consists of , including a pinewood and a little lake...
, just like the first team).
A.C. Milan youth system comprises nine different age-group teams ranging from Under-9s up to Under-17s, and divided as follows:
- Allievi Nazionali (U-17)
- Allievi Regionali (U-16)
- Giovanissimi Nazionali (U-15)
- Giovanissimi Regionali '98 (U-14)
- Giovanissimi Regionali '99 (U-13)
- Esordienti 2000 (U-12)
- Esordienti 2001 (U-11)
- Pulcini 2002 (U-10)
- Pulcini 2003 (U-9)
Honours
- Campionato BerrettiCampionato Nazionale Dante BerrettiCampionato Nazionale Dante Berretti is an Italian football competition played by youth teams of Serie C clubs, organized by the Professional League. Serie A, Serie B and Serie D clubs are admitted after request...
: 7- 1971–72, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1989–90, 1993–94, 2008–09
- Campionato Allievi Nazionali: 4
- 1995–96, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2010–11
- Campionato Giovanissimi Nazionali: 2
- 1991–92, 2009–10
Staff
As of 5 August 2011.- Director of Youth Football: Filippo GalliFilippo GalliFilippo Galli is a former Italian football player with A.C. Milan who played as a Right back but was often called on to fill in at any defensive position...
- Primavera
- Head Coach: Aldo DolcettiAldo DolcettiAldo Dolcetti was an Italian footballer who played as a central midfielder.Dolcetti began as a youngster at Juventus but spent a season at Novara before signing for Pisa in 1987. He was a central player for Pisa in two spells in Serie A, before brief spells with Messina and Lucchese...
- Assistant Coaches: Alessandro Lazzarini and Marco Merlo
- Goalkeeping Coach: Beniamino AbateBeniamino AbateBeniamino Abate is a retired Italian football goalkeeper.During his career, Abate played in Serie C1 with Benevento, and in Serie A with Udinese , Internazionale, Cagliari and Reggiana in Serie B where ended his career...
- Team doctor: Dario Ajelli
- Head Coach: Aldo Dolcetti
- Allievi Nazionali
- Head Coach: Omar Danesi
- Assistant Coach: Emanuele Pischetola
- Goalkeeping Coach: Villiam VecchiVilliam VecchiVilliam Vecchi is a former Italian soccer goalkeeper, and currently the goalkeeping coach for A.C. Milan.He played with Milan from 1967 to 1974, and joined Calcio Como in 1976...
- Allievi Regionali
- Head Coach: Cesare Beggi
- Assistant Coach: Nicola Matteucci
- Goalkeeping Coach: Massimo Gasperini
- Giovanissimi Nazionali
- Head Coach: Roberto Bertuzzo
- Assistant Coach: Stefano NavaStefano NavaStefano Nava is a former Italian footballer, in the role of defender. He is best known for having played for AC Milan in the early 1990s, where he was a backup for players such as Franco Baresi, Paolo Maldini, Mauro Tassotti and Alessandro Costacurta...
- Goalkeeping Coach: Davide PinatoDavide PinatoDavide Pinato is a former Italian footballer.-Career:His name was in the book of Italian football record by ranked 5th in longest consecutive run without conceding a goal in Serie A, during 1997-98 season at Atalanta.-Monza:Pinato started his career at hometown club Monza...
- Giovanissimi Regionali '98
- Head Coach: Walter De VecchiWalter De VecchiWalter De Vecchi is an Italian professional football coach and a former player who played as a defender or midfielder. He is currently managing one of the youth teams of A.C. Milan....
- Assistant Coach: Riccardo Galbiati
- Goalkeeping Coach: Luigi Romano
- Head Coach: Walter De Vecchi
- Giovanissimi Regionali '99
- Head Coach: Simone Baldo
- Assistant Coach: Giuseppe Misso
- Goalkeeping Coach: Francesco Navazzotti
- Esordienti 2000
- Head Coach: Luca Morin
- Assistant Coach: Mauro Ardizzone
- Goalkeeping Coach: Luigi Ragno
- Esordienti 2001
- Head Coach: Alessandro Lupi
- Assistant Coach: Lodovico Costacurta
- Goalkeeping Coach: Luigi Ragno
- Pulcini 2002
- Head Coach: Giovanni Valenti
- Assistant Coach: Walter Biffi
- Goalkeeping Coach: Luigi Ragno
- Pulcini 2003
- Head Coach: Andrea Biffi
- Assistant Coach: Massimiliano Sorgato
- Goalkeeping Coach: Luigi Ragno
Notable former Primavera and youth teams players
Many players from Milan's youth system go on to have careers in professional football, whether at Milan or at other clubs. The following is a list of players who have represented their country at full international level and/or have played regularly at a high level of club football.Demetrio Albertini
Demetrio Albertini
Demetrio Albertini is a former professional Italian football midfielder who spent most of his career with AC Milan of the Italian Serie A, winning five Serie A titles and three UEFA Champions League titles with that club...
Sergio Battistini
Sergio Battistini
Sergio Battistini is a retired Italian footballer who played for AC Milan, Fiorentina, Inter Milan, Brescia and Spezia. He also competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics....
Franco Baresi
Franco Baresi
Franco Baresi is an Italian football youth team coach and former player. He played as a sweeper and spent his entire career with Serie A club AC Milan, acknowledged as one of the greatest defenders ever to play the game. Baresi was nicknamed "Piscinin", Milanese for "Little one"...
Cristian Brocchi
Cristian Brocchi
Cristian Brocchi is an Italian footballer, who currently plays for Lazio.-Career:Early careerStarting his career at his native club A.C. Milan youth system, he was loaned to Pro Sesto and Lumezzane in early years.Hellas Verona...
Francesco Coco
Francesco Coco
Francesco Coco is a retired Italian football defender.-Club:Coco spent the majority of his club career with the Milan clubs; first with A.C. Milan between 1993 and 2002 and later with F.C. Internazionale between 2002 and 2007. He also had several loan spells with Vicenza Calcio, Torino F.C. and...
Fulvio Collovati
Fulvio Collovati
Fulvio Collovati is an Italian former footballer, who played defense. He was a stopper and also played on the international level, winning the 1982 FIFA World Cup....
Francesco Cozza
Francesco Cozza (footballer)
Francesco Cozza is a former Italian football player in the role of offensive midfielder, and currently a coach. He is currently in charge of Lega Pro Seconda Divisione club Catanzaro.-Playing career:...
Alessandro Costacurta
Alessandro Costacurta
Alessandro "Billy" Costacurta is an Italian former professional football defender turned manager.Costacurta spent some twenty years at Milan, with a brief period spent in AC Monza on loan. He is best known for his role alongside Franco Baresi, Paolo Maldini and Mauro Tassotti, forming one of the...
Walter De Vecchi
Walter De Vecchi
Walter De Vecchi is an Italian professional football coach and a former player who played as a defender or midfielder. He is currently managing one of the youth teams of A.C. Milan....
Alberigo Evani
Alberigo Evani
Alberigo Evani is an Italian former football player in midfielder role. Born in Massa, Tuscany, he played in Serie A 353 times with 16 goals...
Alfio Fontana
Alfio Fontana
Alfio Fontana was an Italian professional football player.He played for 13 seasons in the Serie A for A.C. Milan, U.S. Triestina Calcio, A.S. Roma and U.C. Sampdoria....
Andrea Icardi
Andrea Icardi
Andrea Icardi is an Italian professional football coach and a former player.He played for 8 seasons in the Serie A for A.C. Milan, Atalanta B.C., S.S. Lazio and Hellas Verona F.C.-External links:*...
Giovanni Lodetti
Giovanni Lodetti
Giovanni Lodetti is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.- Club :*A.C. Milan**Serie A: 1961–62, 1967–68**Coppa Italia: 1966–67**European Cup: 1962–63, 1968–69**Cup Winners' Cup: 1967–68...
Massimo Maccarone
Massimo Maccarone
Massimo Maccarone is an Italian association football striker currently playing for Sampdoria....
Aldo Maldera
Aldo Maldera
Aldo Maldera is an Italian former footballer.The third son of a family of Apulian immigrants in Milan, he spent a large part of his career with A.C. Milan. He played also for Bologna F.C. 1909, Internazionale, A.S. Roma and A.C...
Paolo Maldini
Paolo Maldini
Paolo Cesare Maldini is an Italian former footballer who played as a left or central defender. He spent all 25 seasons of his career at Serie A club Milan, before retiring at the age of 41 in 2009, becoming a symbol and a legend of the club...
Fabrizio Miccoli
Fabrizio Miccoli
Fabrizio Miccoli is an Italian football striker who currently is playing for Serie A team Palermo.-Early years:After playing at youth level with Milan, he returned to his native Apulia in 1995 to join Serie C1 team Casarano, where he made his professional debut at the age of 17...
Massimo Oddo
Massimo Oddo
Massimo Oddo, Ufficiale OMRI, is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Lecce, on loan from Milan. He was part of the Italian squad that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup.-Club career:...
Ambrogio Pelagalli
Ambrogio Pelagalli
Ambrogio Pelagalli is a retired Italian professional football player.He played for 10 seasons in the Serie A for A.C. Milan, Atalanta B.C. and A.S. Roma.-External links:*...
Pierino Prati
Pierino Prati
Pierino Prati is a retired Italian footballer who played for A.C. Milan and was part of their European Cup victory in 1969, scoring a hat-trick in the 4-1 defeat of Ajax in the final. He is the last man to have scored a hat trick in the Champions League/European Cup Final...
Nello Santin
Nello Santin
Nello Santin is an Italian former professional footballer, who played as a defender, and former football manager. He made 274 appearances in Serie A, most notably for Milan, Sampdoria and Torino, during the 1960s and 1970s.- Club :*A.C...
Giovanni Trapattoni
Giovanni Trapattoni
Giovanni Trapattoni , sometimes known as "Trap" or "Il Trap", is an Italian football coach and former player, considered the most successful club coach in the history of Serie A. As a player he was part of Italy's squad at the 1962 FIFA World Cup....
Mario Trebbi
Mario Trebbi
Mario Trebbi is a former Italian football player and coach.He played 10 seasons in the Serie A for A.C. Milan and A.C. Torino.He earned 2 caps for the Italy national football team....
Villiam Vecchi
Villiam Vecchi
Villiam Vecchi is a former Italian soccer goalkeeper, and currently the goalkeeping coach for A.C. Milan.He played with Milan from 1967 to 1974, and joined Calcio Como in 1976...
Francesco Zagatti
Francesco Zagatti
Francesco Zagatti was an Italian professional footballer, who played as a defender.- Career :Zagatti started his career at A.C. Milan. He played in their youth team, before making his senior debut in a Serie A game against S.S. Lazio, on 1 June 1952...
Giulio Zignoli
Giulio Zignoli
Giulio Zignoli was an Italian professional footballer, who played as a defender. He made 108 appearances in Serie A, most notably for Cagliari and Milan, during the late 1960s and 1970s. He died in Cantù, aged 64.- Club :...