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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Giovanni Trapattoni
| image = FIFA WC-qualification 2014 - Austria vs Ireland 2013-09-10 - Giovanni Trapattoni 03 (cropped).JPG
| image_size = 
| caption = Trapattoni as manager of the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] in 2013
| fullname = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1939|3|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Cusano Milanino]], [[Kingdom of Italy]]
| height = 175cm
| position = [[Centre back]] <br /> [[Defensive midfielder]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 1953–1959
| youthclubs1 = [[AC Milan|Milan]]
| years1 = 1957–1971
| clubs1 = [[AC Milan|Milan]]<ref name="acmilan">{{cite web|url=http://www.acmilan.com/InfoPage.aspx?id=400 |title=Homepage - AC Milan |work=acmilan.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927191213/http://www.acmilan.com/InfoPage.aspx?id=400 |archive-date=27 September 2007 }}</ref>
| caps1 = 274
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 1971–1972
| clubs2 = [[SSD Varese Calcio|Varese]]<ref name="figc">{{cite web|url=http://www.figc.it/club_italia/html/trapattoni.htm|title=Club Italia – FIGC|work=FIGC – Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio|access-date=19 March 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041218024811/http://www.figc.it/club_italia/html/trapattoni.htm|archive-date=18 December 2004|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| caps2 = 10
| goals2 = 0
| totalcaps = 284
| totalgoals = 3
| nationalyears1 = 1960–1964
| nationalteam1 = [[Italy national football team|Italy]]<ref name="rsssf_int">{{cite web
|url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/trapattoni-intl.html|title = Giovanni Trapattoni – International Appearances|first = Roberto|last = Di Maggio|publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|date = 13 April 2003|access-date = 12 February 2009}}</ref>
| manageryears1 = 1974
| managerclubs1 = [[AC Milan|Milan]]
| manageryears3 = 1975–1976
| managerclubs3 = [[AC Milan|Milan]]
| manageryears4 = 1976–1986
| managerclubs4 = [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
| manageryears5 = 1986–1991
| managerclubs5 = [[Inter Milan]]
| manageryears6 = 1991–1994
| managerclubs6 = [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
| manageryears7 = 1994–1995
| managerclubs7 = [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
| manageryears8 = 1995–1996
| managerclubs8 = [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]]
| manageryears9 = 1996–1998
| managerclubs9 = [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
| manageryears10 = 1998–2000
| managerclubs10 = [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]]
| manageryears11 = 2000–2004
| managerclubs11 = [[Italy national football team|Italy]]
| manageryears12 = 2004–2005
| managerclubs12 = [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
| manageryears13 = 2005–2006
| managerclubs13 = [[VfB Stuttgart]]
| manageryears14 = 2006–2008
| managerclubs14 = [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]]
| manageryears15 = 2008–2013
| managerclubs15 = [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]]
| manageryears16 = 2010
| managerclubs16 = [[Vatican City national football team|Vatican City]]
| nationalcaps1 = 17
| nationalgoals1 = 1
}}

'''Giovanni Trapattoni''' ({{IPA|it|dʒoˈvanni trapatˈtoːni}}; born 17 March 1939), popularly nicknamed "'''Trap'''" or "'''Il Trap'''", is an Italian former [[Association football|football]] manager and former player, considered the most successful club coach of [[Football in Italy|Italian football]].<ref name="Trapattoni wants Italy deal">{{Cite news| url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/3581675.stm| title = Trapattoni wants Italy deal| publisher = BBC Sport| date = 30 March 2004| access-date =15 October 2008}}</ref> A former [[defensive midfielder]], as a player he spent almost his entire club career with [[AC Milan]], where he won two [[List of Italian football champions|Serie A league titles]] ([[1961–62 Serie A|1961–62]] and [[1967–68 Serie A|1967–68]]), and two [[European Cup]]s, in [[1962–63 European Cup|1962–63]] and [[1968–69 European Cup|1968–69]]. Internationally, he played for [[Italy national football team|Italy]], earning 17 caps and being part of the squad at the [[1962 FIFA World Cup]] in [[Chile]].

One of the most celebrated managers in football history,<ref name="Greatest Managers, No. 12: Trapattoni">{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/juventus/story/1514656/greatest-managersno-12-giovanni-trapattoni|title=Greatest Managers, No. 12: Trapattoni|publisher=ESPN FC|author=James Horncastle|date=6 August 2013|access-date=7 February 2015}}</ref> Trapattoni is one of only five coaches, alongside [[Carlo Ancelotti]], [[Ernst Happel]], [[Tomislav Ivić]] and [[José Mourinho]], to have won league titles in four different European countries; in total, Trapattoni has won 10 league titles in [[Italy]], [[Germany]], [[Portugal]] and [[Austria]]. Alongside [[Udo Lattek]] and [[José Mourinho]], he is one of the three coaches to have won [[UEFA club competition records and statistics#List of managers to have won the three main European club competitions|all three major European club competitions]] (European Cup, [[UEFA Cup]], [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]) and the only one to achieve it with the same club ([[Juventus FC|Juventus]]).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=919647.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120918225353/http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=919647.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 September 2012|title=Giovanni Trapattoni|publisher=Union des Associations Européennes de Football|date=31 May 2010|access-date=27 December 2010}}</ref> Also, he is [[UEFA club competition records and statistics#List of managers to have won all international club competitions|the only one]] to have won all official continental club competitions and the world title, achieving this with Juventus during his first spell with the club.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/TheTechnician/uefaorg/Publications/01/47/97/99/1479799_DOWNLOAD.pdf|title=Football Philosophers|journal=The Technician|volume=46|date=May 2010|publisher=Union des Associations Européennes de Football|page=5}}</ref> He is one of the rare few to have won the European Cup, the Cup Winners' Cup and [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]] as both a player and manager.

Regarded as the most famous and consistent disciple of [[Nereo Rocco]],<ref name="Greatest Managers, No. 12: Trapattoni"/> Trapattoni coached his native Italy national team to the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] and [[UEFA Euro 2004]], but could not replicate his club successes with Italy, suffering a controversial early exit in both competitions. Trapattoni was most recently the manager of the [[Republic of Ireland national football team]]. He led them to their first European Championships in 24 years, enjoying a successful [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying]] campaign. This followed narrowly missing out on the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]], after his team were controversially knocked out by [[France national football team|France]].

==Club career==
[[File:Giovanni Trapattoni 1963.jpg|thumb|150px|Trapattoni with AC Milan in 1963]]
[[File:Finale Europa Cup II AC Milan tegen HSV Hamburg 2-0 AC Milan spelers na eindsign, Bestanddeelnr 921-3778.jpg|thumb|left|Trapattoni (centre) at the [[1968 European Cup Winners' Cup Final]] in [[Rotterdam]]]]

Born in [[Cusano Milanino]] near [[Milan]], Trapattoni had a successful career as a player with [[AC Milan]], playing either as a [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|central]] [[Defender (association football)|defender]] or as a [[defensive midfielder]] with the main task of passing the ball to more creative players such as [[Giovanni Lodetti]] and [[Gianni Rivera]]. He won two Serie A titles ([[1961–62 Serie A|1961–1962]], [[1967–68 Serie A|1967–1968]]) and two European Cups ([[1962–63 European Cup|1962–1963]], [[1968–69 European Cup|1968–1969]]) during his time with Milan, and was one of the stars of the [[1963 European Cup Final]] against [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]], successfully man-marking [[Eusébio]] in the second half.<ref name="il viaggio del Maestro">{{cite web |url=https://storiedicalcio.altervista.org/blog/giovanni_trapattoni_storia.html |title=TRAPATTONI Giovanni: il viaggio del Maestro |date=9 February 2016 |publisher=Storie di Calcio |language=it |access-date=21 May 2020 }}</ref> Similarly, in the team's 4–1 victory in the [[1969 European Cup Final]] against [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]], he drew praise in the Italian media for his defending and ability to nullify the offensive threat of [[Johan Cruyff]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://storiedicalcio.altervista.org/blog/coppa_campioni_68_69.html |title=Coppa Campioni 1968/69: MILAN |date=14 January 2016 |publisher=storiedicalcio.altervista.org |language=it |access-date=21 May 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://it.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0221-0e907a0e81b4-bf1fff56602d-1000--guardiola-e-gli-allenatori-in-campo/ |title=Guardiola e gli 'allenatori in campo' |publisher=[[UEFA]] |language=it |date=1 May 2015 |access-date=20 December 2023 }}</ref>

After taking a break from the national team, Trapattoni thought he could settle with a mid-table team for one last season instead of being at one club all his life, subsequently moving to [[SSD Varese Calcio|Varese]] and, after a successful season with them, retired from professional football and embarked on a highly successful managerial career two years later.

==International career==
[[File:Italy v Brazil, 12 May 1963 - Trapattoni and Pelé.jpg|thumb|Trapattoni (left) with the Italy national football team in 1963, opposed to the Brazilian [[Pelé]]]]

Trapattoni also played for the [[Italy national football team]] between 1960 and 1964, earning 17 caps and scoring 1 goal.<ref name="rsssf_int"/> Most notably, he was part of the squad at the [[1962 FIFA World Cup]] in Chile, although he was unable to play any matches during the tournament after sustaining an injury.<ref>[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/1962chile Index of Matches] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419160212/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/1962chile |date=19 April 2022 }} ''FIFA.com'', 1962 World Cup</ref><ref name="La mitica storia del Trap">{{cite news |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Nazionale/Primo_Piano/2009/03/30/trapattoni.shtml |title=La mitica storia del Trap Leggende, gaffe e trofei |work=La Gazzetta dello Sport |language=it |access-date=21 May 2020 }}</ref> He was also part of [[Italy at the 1960 Summer Olympics#Football|Italy's squad]] at the [[1960 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/26135 |title=Giovanni Trapattoni |work=Olympedia |access-date=10 December 2021}}</ref>

Trapattoni is also remembered for his performance in Italy's 3–0 friendly victory over [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] at the [[San Siro]] stadium in Milan on 12 May 1963; during the match, he was able to nullify Pelé's impact on the game through his man-marking ability, with the latter asking to be substituted for [[Quarentinha]] in the 26th minute of the second half, whom Trapattoni also successfully defended. However, Pelé later stated in 2000 that his performance was due to stomach pains, and that he was forced to play due to contractual obligations; Trapattoni himself also frequently downplayed Pelé's performance during the match, even prior to Pelé's comments, stating: "the truth is that on that day he was half-injured. Tired. I was a good footballer, but let's leave Pelé alone. He was a martian."<ref name="Pelè smonta una leggenda">{{cite news |url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2000/agosto/11/Pele_smonta_una_leggenda_anche_co_0_0008117105.shtml |title=Pelè smonta una leggenda, ma anche stavolta Trapattoni lo anticipa |work=Il Corriere della Sera |page=37 |language=it |last1=Luca |first1=Bottura |date=11 August 2000 |access-date=21 May 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707010258/http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2000/agosto/11/Pele_smonta_una_leggenda_anche_co_0_0008117105.shtml |archive-date=7 July 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Style of play==
A talented defensive-minded player, Trapattoni was capable of playing both in [[Defender (association football)|defence]], as a centre-back, and in [[Midfielder|midfield]], as a defensive midfielder, due to his work-rate and ability to win back possession and subsequently distribute the ball forward to his more offensive-minded teammates. Above all, he was known for his excellent man-marking skills.<ref name="Hall of Fame"/>

==Coaching career==

===1974–1986: Early career at AC Milan and Juventus===
Trapattoni began coaching at Milan as a youth team coach, before becoming caretaker coach. Trapattoni was caretaker coach from 9 April 1974 to 30 June 1974.<ref name=Milaninterimjob>{{cite web|title=AC Milan .:. Coaches from A-Z|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te43/ac-milan/all-managers/|publisher=Worldfootball|access-date=31 January 2013}}</ref> His first match was the [[1973–74 European Cup Winners' Cup]] semi–final first leg against [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]].<ref name="1973–74 season">{{cite web|title=AC Milan » Fixtures & Results 1973/1974|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te43/ac-milan/all-matches/|publisher=World Football|access-date=23 July 2016}}</ref> Milan won the match 2–0.<ref name="1973–74 season"/> They got to the final after only losing the second leg 1–0.<ref name="1973–74 season"/> Milan lost the final 2–0 to East German club [[1. FC Magdeburg]].<ref name="1973–74 season"/> Milan finished seventh in Serie A.<ref name="1973–74 league table">{{cite web|title=Italy » Serie A 1973/1974 » 30. Round|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/ro10596/md30/results-and-standings/|publisher=World Football|access-date=23 July 2016}}</ref> He was appointed first team coach in 1975.
[[File:Giovanni Trapattoni Schiphol 1974.jpg|thumb|left|Trapattoni as Milan manager at [[Schiphol airport]] in [[Amsterdam]] before the [[1974 European Cup Winners' Cup Final]] in Rotterdam]]

Trapattoni was head coach for [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] for ten consecutive years, from 1 July 1976 to 30 June 1986.<ref name=Juventusjob>{{cite web|title=Juventus .:. Coaches from A-Z|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te1094/juventus/all-managers/|publisher=Worldfootball|access-date=31 January 2013}}</ref> Trapattoni won all [[UEFA club competition records and statistics#List of managers to have won all international club competitions|UEFA and international club competitions]] during this time ([[UEFA club competition records and statistics#List of teams to have won the three main European club competitions|a European record]]).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/mar/30/giovanni-trapattoni-italy-ireland-world-cup |title=Trapattoni still the talk of Italy — but not for his tactics |work=The Guardian |last1=Bandini |first1=Nicky |date=30 March 2009 |access-date=2 May 2024 }}</ref>

He won the Serie A league title six times ([[1976–77 Serie A|1976–77]], [[1977–78 Serie A|1977–78]], [[1980–81 Serie A|1980–81]], [[1981–82 Serie A|1981–82]], [[1983–84 Serie A|1983–84]], [[1985–86 Serie A|1985–86]]), the [[Coppa Italia]] twice (1978–79 and 1982–83), the [[European Cup]] in [[1984–85 European Cup|1984–85]], the [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]] in [[1985 Intercontinental Cup|1985]], the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] in [[1984 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final|1983–84]], the [[European Super Cup]] in [[1984 European Super Cup|1984]], and the [[UEFA Cup]] in [[1977 UEFA Cup Final|1976–77]].<ref name="treccani">{{cite web |url=http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/giovanni-trapattoni_(Enciclopedia-dello-Sport)/ |title=TRAPATTONI, Giovanni |publisher=Treccani: Enciclopedia dello Sport (2002) |language=it |last1=Lo Presti |first1=Salvatore |access-date=21 May 2020 }}</ref><ref name=espn>[https://www.espn.com.ar/futbol/espnfc-argentina/blog?entryID=2546870 Claudio Borghi: "Argentinos perdió la final con Juventus por confiar en su jerarquía"], ESPN, 8 Dec 2015</ref>

Apart from winning the European Cup over [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in [[1985 European Cup final|1984–85]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/1985/may/29/championsleague.sport |title=Liverpool fade into background |work=The Guardian |last1=Lacey |first1=David |date=29 May 1985 |access-date=2 May 2024 }}</ref> Trapattoni came close to conquering the trophy on another occasion, in [[1982–83 European Cup|1982–83]], but Juventus suffered a [[1983 European Cup Final|surprising defeat]] at the hands of [[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]] in the Athens final, finishing as runners-up.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/00a1-0e6a0ac0571c-8d8943df8967-1000--1982-83-magath-thunderbolt-downs-juve/ |title=1982/83: Magath thunderbolt downs Juve |publisher=[[UEFA]] |date=25 May 1983 |access-date=2 May 2024 }}</ref>

During his years managing Juventus, Trapattoni established himself as one of the best managers in football history, well-known and respected among fans and journalists throughout Europe. He was renowned for combining expert man-management with almost unmatched tactical knowledge.<ref name="Trapattoni wants Italy deal"/><ref name="Greatest Managers, No. 12: Trapattoni"/>

===1986–1994: Inter Milan and return to Juventus===
Trapattoni coached [[Inter Milan]] from 1 July 1986 to 30 June 1991.<ref name=Interjob>{{cite web|title=Inter .:. Coaches from A-Z|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te1052/inter/all-managers/|publisher=Worldfootball|access-date=31 January 2013}}</ref> While in charge of Inter, he won the Serie A in [[1988–89 Serie A|1988–89]], the [[Supercoppa Italiana]] in [[1989 Supercoppa Italiana|1989]] and the [[UEFA Cup]] in [[1991 UEFA Cup Final|1990–91]].<ref name="treccani"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.inter.it/it/notizie/2016-12-1-tbt-nel-1989-la-prima-supercoppa-italiana-dellinter |title=#TBT, nel 1989 la prima Supercoppa Italiana dell'Inter |publisher=www.inter.it |language=it |date=1 December 2016 |access-date=2 May 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/4376--roma-vs-inter/ |title=History: Roma-Inter UEFA Europa League 1990/91 Final |publisher=[[UEFA]] |access-date=2 May 2024 }}</ref>

He then managed Juventus for a second time between 1991 and 1994, winning the UEFA Cup in [[1993 UEFA Cup Final|1992–93]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0250-0c50f0a5c14c-7e0b1bc288e5-1000--1992-93-juventus-claim-record-third-success/ |title=1992/93: Juventus claim record third success |publisher=[[UEFA]] |date=1 June 1993 |access-date=2 May 2024 }}</ref>

===1994–1996: Bayern Munich, return to Serie A ===
Trapattoni became coach of [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] in the summer of 1994, after the end of his second spell with Juventus.<ref name=Bayernjob>{{cite web|title=Bayern München .:. Coaches from A-Z|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te209/bayern-munich/all-managers/|publisher=Worldfootball|access-date=31 January 2013}}</ref> However, he left at the end of the [[1994–95 FC Bayern Munich season|1994–95 season]], after complaints that he struggled with German. He reached the semi-finals of the [[1994–95 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]], but failed to win any silverware.<ref name="Trap’s Bayern rant">{{cite web |url=https://football-italia.net/throwback-traps-bayern-rant/ |title=Throwback: Trap's Bayern rant |publisher=Football Italia |date=29 September 2017 |access-date=2 May 2024 }}</ref><ref name="Trapattoni axed as Stuttgart coach">{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/02/10/germany.stuttgart/ |title=Trapattoni axed as Stuttgart coach |work=CNN.com |date=10 February 2006 |access-date=2 May 2024 }}</ref>

Trapattoni coached [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]] in the 1995–96 season.<ref name=Cagliarijob>{{cite web|title=Cagliari Calcio .:. Coaches from A-Z|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te312/cagliari-calcio/all-managers/|publisher=Worldfootball|access-date=31 January 2013}}</ref> His first match was a 1–0 loss to [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]] on 26 August 1995.<ref name="1995–96 season">{{cite web|title=Cagliari Calcio » Fixtures & Results 1995/1996|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te312/cagliari-calcio/all-matches/|publisher=World Football|access-date=23 July 2016}}</ref> The club's board of directors decided to dismiss him in February 1996, after a string of bad results; Trapattoni was thus fired for the first time in his career.<ref>[http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1996/febbraio/14/Trapattoni_esonero_mascherato_co_0_9602145412.shtml Trapattoni, un esonero mascherato] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120701114245/http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1996/febbraio/14/Trapattoni_esonero_mascherato_co_0_9602145412.shtml |date=1 July 2012 }} ''Corriere della Sera'', 14 februari 1996</ref> His final match was a 4–1 loss to Juventus.<ref name="1995–96 season"/> Cagliari were in 13th place at the time of his sacking.<ref name="1995–96 league table">{{cite web|title=Italy » Serie A 1995/1996 » 21. Round|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/ro10574/md21/results-and-standings/|work=World Football|access-date=23 July 2016}}</ref>

===1996–2000: Back to Bayern Munich and Fiorentina===
Trapattoni returned to manage Bayern again in July 1996.<ref name=Bayernreturn>{{cite news|title=Trapattoni und die neue Ruhe bei den Bayern|url=https://www.welt.de/print-welt/article655110/Trapattoni-und-die-neue-Ruhe-bei-den-Bayern.html|access-date=31 January 2013|newspaper=[[Die Welt]]|date=11 September 1996|language=de}}</ref> As Bayern manager Trapattoni won the German [[Bundesliga]] in [[1996–97 Bundesliga|1996–97]], the German Cup ([[DFB-Pokal]]) in [[1997–98 DFB-Pokal|1997–98]] and the German League Cup ([[DFB-Ligapokal]]) in [[1997 DFB-Ligapokal|1997]]. He left Bayern at the end of the 1997–98 season and was replaced by [[Ottmar Hitzfeld]].<ref name=Bayernjob/>

Trapattoni coached [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]] from 1998 to 2000. With Trapattoni's expert guidance, Fiorentina made a serious challenge for the title in [[1998–99 Serie A|1998–99]], finishing the season in 3rd place, which earned them qualification to the Champions League, also reaching the [[1999 Coppa Italia Final]], but losing out to [[AC Parma|Parma]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio/2015/10/05/serie-a-2015-2016-fiorentina-capolista-amarcord#20 |title=Fiorentina, capolista amarcord: Trap, Batigol e un sogno lungo 17 anni |work=Sky Sport Italia |language=it |date=5 October 2015 |access-date=2 May 2024 }}</ref> The following season was rather disappointing in Serie A, with Fiorentina finishing in 7th place,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.lagazzettadelmezzogiorno.it/news/sport/17072/trapattoni-e-il-nuovo-allenatore-del-benfica.html |title=Trapattoni è il nuovo allenatore del Benfica |work=La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno |language=it |date=5 July 2004 |access-date=3 May 2024 }}</ref> but Trapattoni led them to some historic results in the [[1999–2000 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]], beating Arsenal 1–0 at the old [[Wembley Stadium]] in the first round,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/57073--arsenal-vs-fiorentina/ |title=History: Arsenal vs Fiorentina: UEFA Champions League 1999/00 GS1 |publisher=[[UEFA]] |access-date=3 May 2024 }}</ref> and defeating defending champions [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] 2–0<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/57603--fiorentina-vs-man-united/ |title=History: Fiorentina vs Man United: UEFA Champions League 1999/00 GS2 |publisher=[[UEFA]] |access-date=3 May 2024 }}</ref> and eventual runners-up [[Valencia CF|Valencia]] 1–0 in Florence in the second round.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/57608--fiorentina-vs-valencia/ |title=History: Fiorentina vs Valencia: UEFA Champions League 1999/00 GS2 |publisher=[[UEFA]] |access-date=3 May 2024 }}</ref> They were ultimately eliminated after finishing third in their group behind the latter two sides following a 3–3 draw against [[Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]] in their final second round match.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/03/23/sports/IHT-but-manchester-united-and-valencia-advance-hypedup-matches-prove.html |title=But Manchester United and Valencia Advance : Hyped-Up Matches Prove Anticlimactic |work=The New York Times |last1=Berlin |first1=Peter |date=23 March 2000 |access-date=3 May 2024 }}</ref>

===2000–2004: Italy national team===
In July 2000, Trapattoni took charge of the [[Italy national football team]] after the resignation of [[Dino Zoff]].<ref name=Italyjob>{{cite web|last=Di Maggio|first=Roberto|title=ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM COACHES|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ital-coach-triv.html|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=30 January 2013}}</ref> He led the team to the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]], qualifying undefeated to that tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.figc.it/nazionali/TabellinoGara?squadra=1&codiceGara=1808 |title=Italy 1 Hungary 0 |publisher=FIGC|access-date=26 May 2012}}</ref>

Prior to the tournament, Trapattoni was surrounded by controversy after he omitted fan favourite [[Roberto Baggio]] – who had recently recovered from injury – from Italy's final 23-man squad, as he believed that the player was not yet fully fit.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.repubblica.it/online/calcio/primamond/primamond/primamond.html|title=Trapattoni: "Basta con Baggio Ora pensiamo al Mondiale"|newspaper=La Repubblica|language=it|date=12 May 2002|access-date=7 January 2015}}</ref> Italy were drawn in Group G of the tournament with [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador]], [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] and [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]. They won their first match, beating Ecuador 2–0,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.repubblica.it/online/mondiali2002/itaecu/itaecu/itaecu.html|title=L'Italia parte bene Battuto l'Ecuador 2–0|work=la Repubblica|first=Massimo|last=Vincenzi|language=it|date=3 June 2002|access-date=29 January 2015}}</ref> but then suffered a surprise 2–1 defeat at the hands of Croatia.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.repubblica.it/online/mondiali2002/filmcroazia/filmcroazia/filmcroazia.html|title=Il film: la cronaca di Italia-Croazia|work=la Repubblica|language=it|first=Dario|last=Olivero|date=8 June 2002|access-date=29 January 2015}}</ref> In their final group game, Italy drew 1–1 with Mexico, securing qualification to the Round of 16 with a second-place finish in their group, where they faced tournament co-hosts [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Totti, orgoglio di campione "Mi rifarò contro la Corea"|url=http://www.repubblica.it/online/mondiali2002/francesco/francesco/francesco.html|work=la Repubblica|first=Massimo|last=Vincenzi|date=16 June 2002|access-date=29 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Del Piero e l' Ecuador tengono a galla l' Italia|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2002/giugno/14/Del_Piero_Ecuador_tengono_galla_co_0_02061410306.shtml|publisher=Il Corriere della Sera|language=it|date=14 June 2002|access-date=29 January 2015}}</ref> Italy lost 2–1 and were eliminated from the World Cup, conceding an equaliser two minutes from full-time and losing in extra time with [[Ahn Jung-Hwan]] scoring the [[golden goal]]. The game was highly controversial with members of the Italian team, most notably Trapattoni and [[Forward (association football)|forward]] [[Francesco Totti]], suggesting a conspiracy to eliminate Italy from the competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://worldcup.espnsoccernet.com/story?id=217887&lang=us |title=Angry Italy blame 'conspiracy' |access-date=6 August 2006 |date=19 June 2002 |publisher=[[Soccernet]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061123140949/http://worldcup.espnsoccernet.com/story?id=217887&lang=us |archive-date=23 November 2006 }}</ref> Trapattoni even obliquely accused FIFA of ordering the official to ensure a South Korean victory so that one of the two host nations would remain in the tournament.<ref>{{cite magazine| url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,265485,00.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080429220954/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,265485,00.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=29 April 2008|magazine=Time|title=Lay Off the Refs |date=24 June 2002|access-date=28 April 2010|first=Bobby |last=Ghosh}}</ref> The most contentious decisions were an early penalty awarded to South Korea (saved by [[Gianluigi Buffon]]), a [[golden goal]] by [[Damiano Tommasi]] ruled [[Offside (association football)|offside]], and the sending off of Totti, who received a second yellow card for an alleged [[diving (association football)|dive]] in the penalty area, all ruled by the referee [[Byron Moreno]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/2255952.stm | work=BBC News | title=Fifa investigates Moreno | date=13 September 2002}}</ref> Following the team's exit, Italy were criticised in the Italian and International press for their poor performance and ultra-defensive playing style under Trapattoni, who also came under fire in the Italian media for his tactics, which included initially refusing to play two of the team's star [[playmaker]]s – [[Alessandro Del Piero]] and Francesco Totti – alongside one another during the tournament, and substituting a forward – Del Piero – for a holding midfielder – [[Gennaro Gattuso]] – in the second half of Italy's round of 16 match, in order to attempt to defend their 1–0 lead against South Korea.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/01/world-cup-25-stunning-moments-italy-south-korea |title=World Cup stunning moments: Italy shocked by South Korea in 2002 |work=The Guardian |last1=Bandini |first1=Nicky |date=21 May 2018 |access-date=24 February 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://archivio.panorama.it/archivio/I-dubbi-del-Trap-Del-Piero-Totti-insieme|title=I dubbi del Trap Del Piero-Totti insieme?|work=Panorama|language=it|access-date=13 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.repubblica.it/online/mondiali2002/pagelloneita/pagelloneita/pagelloneita.html |title=Vieri la star Maldini il peggiore |work=La Repubblica |language=it |last1=Vincenzi |first1=Massimo |date=19 June 2002 |access-date=24 February 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.repubblica.it/online/mondiali2002/coreita/coreita/coreita.html |title=Golden gol della Corea L'Italia torna a casa |work=La Repubblica |language=it |last1=VINCENZI |first1=MASSIMO |date=18 June 2002 |access-date=24 February 2020 }}</ref>
 
Italy went on to secure qualification for [[UEFA Euro 2004]] easily, but once again failed to impress at the tournament itself. They were drawn in Group C with [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]], [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]] and [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]]. They drew 0–0 with Denmark and 1–1 with Sweden, beating Bulgaria 2–1 in their final group game. This led to an unexpected early exit from the tournament, despite Italy being undefeated. Denmark and Sweden drew in the group's final match, eliminating Italy who finished in third place of Group C, on account of goal difference. More specifically, Sweden, Denmark and Italy all finished with five points, with each team having defeated Bulgaria but drawn their two other games. As all results between the three teams in question were draws, both the points won in these games and the goal difference accrued in these games still left the teams undivided. The decisive tiebreaker was therefore the goals scored during the games between one another: Italy, having scored the fewest goals of the three teams, were therefore eliminated.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/jun/23/euro2004.sport12|title=Cassano's last-gasp winner all for nought as Trapattoni pays price for early exit|work=The Guardian|date=23 June 2004|access-date=6 February 2015}}</ref>

Trapattoni later said: "Sweden against Denmark, I remember the game. Do you know what [[Lennart Johansson|Johansson]] [the then UEFA president Lennart Johansson] said? 'If this game finishes in a draw, we will open an investigation' Do you know if he made the investigation? I'm still waiting for the investigation." These comments came eight years later, in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/euro-2012/2012/0609/324242-trap-looking-for-change-of-fortune/|title=Giovanni Trapattoni believes he is due some luck as he leads the Republic into Euro 2012|work=RTÉ Sport|date=9 June 2012|access-date=9 June 2012}}</ref>

[[Marcello Lippi]] replaced Trapattoni on 15 July 2004.<ref name=Italyjob/>

===2004–2008: Benfica, Stuttgart, and Red Bull Salzburg===
On 5 July 2004, Trapattoni was named as new coach of [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/3866069.stm|title=Benfica unveil Trapattoni|date=5 July 2004|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=11 September 2017}}</ref> He led them to the [[2004–05 Primeira Liga|2004–05 Portuguese league title]], which was the club's first in 11 years.<ref>{{cite news|date=23 May 2005|title=Benfica clinch first title since 1994|url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/334082/benfica-clinch-first-title-since-1994|website=ESPN FC|access-date=11 September 2017}}</ref> Benfica also reached the [[Cup of Portugal|Portuguese Cup final]] [[2005 Taça de Portugal final|that season]], but lost to [[Vitória F.C.|Vitória de Setúbal]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01a9-0e6cce067d61-0ec17f4c66e2-1000--meyong-magic-seals-setubal-joy/ |title=Meyong magic seals Setúbal joy |publisher=[[UEFA]] |date=29 May 2005 |access-date=2 May 2024 }}</ref> Benfica also lost 1–0 to [[O Clássico|rivals]] [[FC Porto|Porto]] in the [[2004 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/portsupcuphist.html |title=Portugal - List of Super Cup Winners |publisher=www.rsssf.org |access-date=2 May 2024 }}</ref> Trapattoni resigned after the end of the [[2004–05 S.L. Benfica season|2004–05 season]], saying he wanted to be closer to his family (in the north of Italy).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/news/01a9-0f84746060dd-280191d69b72-1000--trapattoni-steps-down-at-benfica/ |title=Trapattoni steps down at Benfica |publisher=[[UEFA]] |date=31 May 2005 |access-date=2 May 2024 }}</ref>

Trapattoni returned to management in the German [[Bundesliga]] in June 2005, by signing at [[VfB Stuttgart]].<ref name=Stuttgartjob>{{cite news|title=Trapattoni in Stuttgart: "Stolz, Trainer beim VfB zu sein"|url=http://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/trapattoni-in-stuttgart-stolz-trainer-beim-vfb-zu-sein-a-360896.html|access-date=31 January 2013|newspaper=Der Spiegel|date=17 June 2005|language=de}}</ref> However, during his 20 games at the helm, Stuttgart produced poor results. Denmark internationals [[Jon Dahl Tomasson]] and [[Jesper Grønkjær]] openly criticised their coach, claiming he was afraid to attack. Trapattoni immediately responded by dropping both players to the bench. With the atmosphere in the team worsening, he was sacked after just seven months, on 9 February 2006, reportedly for "not fulfilling the ambitions of the club".<ref name=Stuttgartsacking>{{cite news|title=VfB Stuttgart schmeißt Trapattoni hinaus|url=https://www.welt.de/sport/article197159/VfB-Stuttgart-schmeisst-Trapattoni-hinaus.html|access-date=31 January 2013|newspaper=[[Die Welt]]|date=10 February 2006|language=de}}</ref> He was replaced as manager by [[Armin Veh]].<ref name=Stuttgartsacking/>

In May 2006, [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]] announced they had signed Trapattoni as their new manager and Director of Football, along with one of his former players, [[Lothar Matthäus]], who was to serve as Trapattoni's co-manager. Trapattoni initially cast doubt on this report, claiming he had not signed any contract. But three days later, both he and Matthäus signed and made their hirings official. As he had done with Benfica in Portugal two years before, Trapattoni managed to deliver instantly, winning the league title after a long period of failures for the club; he secured the [[2006–07 Austrian Football Bundesliga|2006–07 Austrian Bundesliga]], which was Salzburg's first in 10 years.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.redbull.com/us-en/red-bull-salzburg-trapattoni |title=Trapattoni Inspires Red Bull Salzburg's First Austrian Bundesliga Title |publisher=Red Bull |date=3 July 2019 |access-date=3 May 2024 }}</ref> At the end of the season, the club's board of directors unanimously decided to dismiss Matthäus, and [[Thorsten Fink]] became Trapattoni's assistant manager.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/the-life-and-times-of-giovanni-trapattoni/29571379.html |title=The life and times of Giovanni Trapattoni |work=Irish Independent |date=11 September 2013 |access-date=3 May 2024 }}</ref>

===2008–2013: Republic of Ireland national team===
[[File:TrapTardelli.JPG|thumb|Trapattoni with [[Marco Tardelli]] as Ireland take on [[Algeria national football team|Algeria]] in June 2010.]]

On 11 February 2008, Trapattoni "agreed in principle" to take over the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] manager's job,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldFootballNews/idUKL1167788820080211|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215072344/http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldFootballNews/idUKL1167788820080211|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 February 2008|title=Trapattoni set to get Ireland job|date=11 February 2008|work=Reuters|access-date=11 February 2008|first=Darren|last=Ennis}}</ref> but finished the season with Red Bull before taking up the Irish position on 1 May. Former Ireland midfielder [[Liam Brady]] was expected to be part of the Italian's backroom staff,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/7242896.stm|title=Trapattoni named Republic manager|date=13 February 2008|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=13 February 2008}}</ref> while [[Marco Tardelli]] was confirmed as Trapattoni's assistant manager.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/7245485.stm|title=Tardelli to be Republic assistant|date=14 February 2008|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 February 2008}}</ref> Trapattoni signed Brady back in 1980 for Juventus from [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] for just over £500,000. Red Bull Salzburg confirmed, on 13 February 2008, that at the end of the [[2007–08 Austrian Football Bundesliga|2007–08 season]], Trapattoni would be leaving the club to take over as the Republic of Ireland manager.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://87.106.1.66/rbsb/eng/News/1432.html |title=Red Bull Salzburg announcement; Trapattoni leaving club at end of 2007/08 |publisher=87.106.1.66 |access-date=10 June 2012 |archive-date=7 July 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707025138/http://87.106.1.66/rbsb/eng/News/1432.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Manuela Spinelli became Trapattoni's interpreter because of her ability to speak both Italian and English, she became a familiar sight alongside him during most interviews.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/herald/time-irish-cracked-the-code/27993606.html|title=Time Irish cracked the code|date=11 November 2011|first=Paul|last=Hyland|work=Evening Herald|access-date=11 November 2011|quote=After three years, he still talks about Shay Givens and John Shea yet this time, he made sure he had everyone's name right – even as far as asking his translator, Manuela Spinelli, for assistance in identifying which hack was which.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2011/1116/1224307645409.html|title=The cat is in the sack and drinking the cream|date=16 November 2011|first=Mary|last=Hannigan|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=16 November 2011|quote=He's becoming more Irish than the Irish themselves, that fella. He half promised a song if Estonia didn't do a John Treacy, and honestly, what you wouldn't pay to hear him duet with his translator Manuela Spinelli on, say, The Fields of Athenry.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2011/novembre/15/Manuela_lady_che_mette_nel_co_7_111115065.shtml|title=Manuela, la lady che mette nel sacco il "trappese" del signor Giovanni|date=15 November 2011|work=[[Corriere della Sera]]|access-date=15 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://video.repubblica.it/sport/trapattoni-e-il-gatto-no-say-is-in-the-sac/80514/78904|title=Trapattoni e il gatto: ''No say is in the sac''|date=11 November 2011|work=[[La Repubblica]]|access-date=11 November 2011}}</ref> She also appeared on ''[[The Late Late Show (Irish talk show)|The Late Late Show]]'' without Trapattoni.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2011/0221/1224290427759.html|title=Manuela's keen vision avoids trap of getting lost in translation|date=21 February 2011|first=Mary|last=Hannigan|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=21 February 2011|quote=Yes, it was Giovanni Trapattoni's translating sidekick Manuela Spinelli on the Late Late Show...|archive-date=26 January 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126102312/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2011/0221/1224290427759.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Trapattoni's first game in charge, a friendly against [[Serbia national football team|Serbia]] on 24 May 2008, ended in a 1–1 draw. His second, another friendly, against [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]] five days later, meant his first victory with the national side, 1–0. This was followed by a 1–1 draw with [[Norway national football team|Norway]], his first competitive win against [[Georgia national football team|Georgia]] and a draw with [[Montenegro national football team|Montenegro]] in [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]].

Trapattoni's first defeat came in a friendly against [[Poland national football team|Poland]] on 19 November 2008, a 3–2 loss at [[Croke Park]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2008/1119/repofireland_poland.html |title=Republic of Ireland 2–3 Poland |date=19 November 2008 |work=RTÉ Sport |access-date=19 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090223211044/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2008/1119/repofireland_poland.html |archive-date=23 February 2009 }}</ref> He also managed to claim a 1–1 away draw against [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] champions Italy, that he had managed himself from 2000 to 2004, thanks to a late equaliser from [[Robbie Keane]]. He finished the qualifying campaign unbeaten, becoming only the third Irish manager to do so, qualifying for a playoff place for the 2010 World Cup.

In September 2009, he signed a new contract with Ireland that would have seen him continue as manager until [[UEFA Euro 2012]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=679576&cc=5739|title=Trapattoni signs new Ireland deal|date=25 September 2009|publisher=ESPN|access-date=17 November 2009|archive-date=4 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604124827/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=679576&cc=5739|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the first leg of the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round|World Cup playoff]] in [[Croke Park]] on 14 November 2009, France won 1–0 with a goal by Nicolas Anelka.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=284570&cc=5739&league=FIFA.WORLDQ.UEFA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091127191439/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=284570&cc=5739&league=FIFA.WORLDQ.UEFA|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 November 2009|title=Anelka's deflected strike hurts Irish|date=14 November 2009|publisher=ESPN|access-date=17 November 2009}}</ref> In the second leg in [[Stade de France|Paris]], on 18 November 2009, a goal from Robbie Keane levelled the aggregate scores at 1–1 in the first half. In extra time, however, a [[William Gallas]] equaliser put France through 2–1 on aggregate.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/republicofireland/6598616/France-1-Republic-of-Ireland-1-agg-2-1-match-report.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091121114909/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/republicofireland/6598616/France-1-Republic-of-Ireland-1-agg-2-1-match-report.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 November 2009|title=France 1 Republic of Ireland 1, agg 2–1: match report|date=19 November 2009|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=19 November 2009|location=London|first1=Henry|last1=Winter}}</ref> Replays of the French goal showed that [[Thierry Henry]] had [[France vs Republic of Ireland 2010 FIFA World Cup play-off|twice used his hand to control the ball and was in an offside position]] before crossing for Gallas to head home.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/1119/breaking10.html?via=mr|title=Henry's hand ends Irish World Cup hopes|date=19 November 2009|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=19 November 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/20-years-irish-football-trap-garry-doyle-5095775-May2020/ |title =20 years of drama in Irish football, Chapter 5: 'Trap was like the Pope, I know because I worked with both'|date=15 May 2020|work=The 42|access-date=15 May 2020}}</ref>	

In May 2011, he managed Ireland as they won the [[Nations Cup (football)|Nations Cup]], after a 1–0 win against [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]].<ref name="secures title">{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2011/0530/1224298057541.html|title=Keane equals record and secures title|date=30 May 2011|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=31 May 2011|first=Emmet|last=Malone|archive-date=8 December 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121208170725/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2011/0530/1224298057541.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/3378/international-friendlies/2011/05/30/2509950/republic-of-ireland-manager-giovanni-trapattoni-home-nations-cup-|title=Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni: Home Nations Cup triumph proves we can beat anyone|date=30 May 2011|work=Goal.com|access-date=31 May 2011}}</ref> Later that year he managed the Ireland national team to UEFA Euro 2012 qualification, following [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying play-offs|a 5–1 aggregate play-off win]] against [[Estonia national football team|Estonia]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/1115/ireland_estonia.html |last=Mason |first=Glenn |title=Ireland 1–1 Estonia |date=15 November 2011 |work=RTÉ Sport |access-date=15 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116162546/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/1115/ireland_estonia.html |archive-date=16 November 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/1115/ireland_estonia_reax_trapattonig.html |title=Trapattoni hails his 'fantastic team' |date=15 November 2011 |work=RTÉ Sport |access-date=15 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116162302/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/1115/ireland_estonia_reax_trapattonig.html |archive-date=16 November 2011 }}</ref> Trapattoni was rewarded with a new two-year contract by the [[Football Association of Ireland]] (FAI).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/1129/trapattonig.html |title=Trapattoni agrees new deal with Ireland |date=29 November 2011 |work=RTÉ Sport |access-date=29 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111130134126/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/1129/trapattonig.html |archive-date=30 November 2011 }}</ref> His success was praised by, among others, [[Dietmar Hamann]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2012/0217/hamann_trapattoni.html |title=Hamann hails Trapattoni influence |date=17 February 2012 |work=RTÉ Sport |access-date=17 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219062448/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2012/0217/hamann_trapattoni.html |archive-date=19 February 2012 }}</ref>

Ireland exited UEFA Euro 2012 at the group stage, after losing to eventual finalists Spain and Italy. Early in [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]], Ireland suffered a 6–1 defeat to Germany at home with a severely depleted team available.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/international/2012/1012/341470-marauding-germany-expose-limited-ireland/ | work=RTÉ News | title=Republic of Ireland 1–6 Germany | date=12 October 2012}}</ref> On 29 May 2013, Trapattoni's Ireland side faced off against [[England national football team|England]] for the first time in eighteen years at [[Wembley Stadium]] in a match which ended 1–1. Trapattoni parted ways with the Republic of Ireland national team on 11 September 2013 by mutual consent, after a defeat by [[Austria national football team|Austria]] effectively ended their chances of qualification for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/24043331|title=Giovanni Trapattoni stands down as Republic of Ireland manager|publisher=BBC Sport|date=11 September 2013|access-date=11 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thescore.ie/trapattoni-leaves-ireland-manager-1078729-Sep2013/ |title=Giovanni Trapattoni and Marco Tardelli leave Ireland by 'mutual consent' |date=11 September 2013 |work=The Score |access-date=11 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130912235349/http://www.thescore.ie/trapattoni-leaves-ireland-manager-1078729-Sep2013/ |archive-date=12 September 2013 }}</ref>

===Vatican City===
Trapattoni has managed the [[Vatican City national football team]] who are not a member of either FIFA or [[UEFA]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The things they say: Giovanni Trapattoni|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1442357.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531042958/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1442357.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 May 2011|publisher=FIFA|access-date=19 March 2012}}</ref> His first match as manager was played on 23 October 2010 when Vatican City faced a team composed of Italian financial police. Previously, at the age of 71, Trapattoni was quoted as saying "When I retire, I would like to become coach of the Vatican."<ref name="Vatikan-Auswahl">{{cite web|title=Trapattoni betreut Vatikan-Auswahl|url=http://www.fussball24.de/fussball/4/57/58/98902-trapattoni-betreut-vatikan-auswahl|publisher=fussball24.de|access-date=16 May 2014|language=de}}</ref>

===S. Pietro e Paolo Desio===

In 2015, Trapattoni was symbolically appointed [[Desio|S. Pietro e Paolo Desio]]'s manager during the related patronal feast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ilcittadinomb.it/stories/Sport/buon-compleanno-giovanni-trapattoni-82-anni-per-il-mito-del-calcio-partito-da_1389810_11/|title=Buon compleanno Giovanni Trapattoni, 82 anni per il mito del calcio (partito da un campo in Brianza)|date=17 March 2021 |language=Italian}}</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:Cusano Milanino - Cascina Guarnazzola - Via XXIV Maggio, n. 5.jpg|thumb|1981 photograph of Trapattoni's childhood house in Cascina Guarnazzola, Cusano Milanino]]
Trapattoni was born in a ''[[cascina a corte]]'' in [[Cusano Milanino]] near Milan, and comes from a working-class background. His father Francesco, a native of [[Barbata]] near [[Bergamo]], worked in a silk factory and as a farmer, and died when Trapattoni was 18;<ref name="RealIlTrap">{{cite news|title=The real Il Trap|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/the-real-il-trap-26423626.html|work=[[Irish Independent]]|date=16 February 2008}}</ref><ref name="Veneta">{{cite web|url=https://www.genteveneta.it/attualita/giovanni-trapattoni-compie-85-anni-quando-a-gv-diceva-a-18-anni-la-fede-mi-ha-salvato-la-vita/|title=Giovanni Trapattoni compie 85 anni. Quando a GV diceva: «A 18 anni la fede mi ha salvato la vita»|language=it|work=Gente Veneta|date=2024-03-17|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ecodibergamo.it/stories/pianura/il-trap-cittadino-onorario-di-barbatasono-davvero-commosso-_1170556_11/|title=Il Trap cittadino onorario di Barbata «Sono davvero commosso» - Video|language=it|work=[[L'Eco di Bergamo]]|date=2016-03-06|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref name="Viazzo">{{cite web|last=Viazzo|first=Luigi|url=http://www.limedizioni.com/archive/news/giovanni-trapattoni-cusano/|title=Giovanni Trapattoni: una vita meravigliosa|language=it|publisher=Lime Edizioni S.r.L.|date=May 2022|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref> his mother Romilde was a [[homemaker]]. He had one brother and three sisters;<ref name="Viazzo"/> one of them, Romilda, became a [[Roman Catholic nun]] at 20 and died in January 2013 at the age of 83.<ref name="amico">{{cite web|last=Mola|first=Giulio|url=https://sport.quotidiano.net/calcio/vi-racconto-il-mio-amico-giuanin-coccolato-dai-figli-e-dai-nipoti-dopo-la-perdita-della-moglie-paola-d2fd6cf3|title=Vi racconto il mio amico Giovanni Trapattoni. 'Coccolato dai figli e dai nipoti dopo la perdita della moglie Paola'|language=it|work=[[Quotidiano.net|Quotidiano Sportivo]]|date=2013-01-21|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.merateonline.it/notizie/30926/lecco-si-amp-e-spenta-a-83-anni-suor-romilda-sorella-di-trapattoni|title=Lecco: si è spenta a 83 anni, suor Romilda, sorella di Trapattoni|language=it|work=Merateonline.it|date=2024-03-11|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref>

Trapattoni met Paola Miceli in the summer of 1960 in [[Grottaferrata]], during the [[1960 Summer Olympics|Rome Olympics]]. The two began a relationship and married at [[Territorial Abbacy of Saint Mary of Grottaferrata|San Nilo Abbey]] in Grottaferrata on 3 June 1964.<ref name="amico"/> They had a son, Alberto, and a daughter, Alessandra, and later became grandparents and great-grandparents.<ref name="RealIlTrap"/><ref name="Veneta"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Giovanni Trapattoni's trappings of success|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article3383145.ece|publisher=[[The Sunday Times]]|date=17 February 2008}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Saltalamacchia|first=Stefania|url=https://www.vanityfair.it/people/italia/2019/07/30/giovanni-trapattoni-diventa-bisnonno-gioia-mister-foto-gossip|title=Giovanni Trapattoni diventa bisnonno: «Che gioia indescrivibile»|language=it|work=[[Vanity Fair Italia]]|date=2019-07-30|access-date=2025-02-04}}</ref> Miceli died on 29 December 2022, following a long illness.<ref name="Veneta"/><ref name="amico"/>

A devout Roman Catholic, Trapattoni regularly attends Regina Pacis Church in his hometown of Cusano Milanino whenever he is home<ref name="RealIlTrap"/> and is a [[Types of membership of Opus Dei#Cooperators|cooperator]] of [[Opus Dei]].<ref>{{cite news|title=The true cost of landing Trapattoni|url=http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/true-cost-of-landing-trapattoni-is-the-very-integrity-of-irish-football-1291222.html|work=[[Irish Independent]]|date=17 February 2008}}</ref> He has been on pilgrimage to [[Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes|Lourdes]] and [[Sanctuary of Fátima|Fátima]].<ref name="Veneta"/>

===Health===
In August 2010, Trapattoni was admitted to a hospital in Dublin, one day before Ireland's friendly with [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]. It was initially believed that the shellfish he had eaten before arriving in the country was to blame for him feeling unwell.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=813220&sec=euro2012&cc=5739|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714202105/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=813220&sec=euro2012&cc=5739|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 July 2012|title=Giovanni Trapattoni in hospital|date=10 August 2010|work=ESPN Soccernet|access-date=10 August 2010}}</ref> He underwent surgery in the [[Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin|Mater Misericordiae University Hospital]] on 11 August,<ref>[http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2010/0811/ireland_trapattonig_tardellim.html "Trapattoni to undergo surgery"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100814203754/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2010/0811/ireland_trapattonig_tardellim.html |date=14 August 2010 }}. ''RTÉ Sport''. 11 August 2010.</ref> missing the Argentina game.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/aug/11/republic-ireland-giovanni-trapattoni-hospital "Giovanni Trapattoni to undergo surgery and will miss Argentina game"]. ''The Guardian''. 11 August 2010.</ref> In January 2011, Italian media reported that he was at home recovering from a mild stroke he suffered during a surgery on 28 December 2010, which had caused him partial paralysis. In a statement released through the FAI, Trapattoni confirmed that he did have scheduled surgery in Italy over Christmas, but disproved the rumours about a stroke.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/0105/trapattonig.html |title=Trapattoni says stroke reports are untrue |date=5 January 2011 |work=RTÉ Sport |access-date=5 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110108051625/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/0105/trapattonig.html |archive-date= 8 January 2011 }}</ref>

==Style of management==
{{blockquote|"Our football is prose, not poetry."|Trapattoni on his style of management<ref name="marti">[https://www.martiperarnau.com/il-trap-la-leyenda-escrita-en-prosa/ ‘Il Trap’, la leyenda escrita en prosa] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531104347/https://www.martiperarnau.com/il-trap-la-leyenda-escrita-en-prosa/ |date=31 May 2021 }} ''Tomas Maganha, Martiperarneu.com'', 13 June 2012</ref>}}
Considered one of the greatest and most successful managers of all time, Trapattoni is highly regarded for his man-management, motivational and organisational abilities, as well as his tactical acumen, being referred to in international media as "the King of ''[[Catenaccio]]''"<ref>[https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/futbol-internacional/trapattoni-el-rey-del-catenaccio-encaja-siete-goles-en-casa-5812764 Trapattoni, el 'rey del catenaccio', encaja siete goles en casa] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127050316/https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/futbol-internacional/trapattoni-rey-catenaccio-encaja-siete-5812764 |date=27 November 2022 }} ''Sport.es'', 25 March 2008</ref> or the "Old Fox".<ref>[https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/estonian-boss-ruutli-wary-of-wily-old-fox-trapattoni-26791021.html Estonian boss Ruutli wary of wily ‘old fox’ Trapattoni] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127050326/https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/estonian-boss-ruutli-wary-of-wily-old-fox-trapattoni-26791021.html |date=27 November 2022 }} ''Cathal Derva, Independent.ie'', 11 November 2011</ref> He is known in particular for his direct management style and use of rigorous, innovative tactics, while his teams are usually known for their mental strength, organisation, and use of prepared set plays; Trapattoni was the main author and practitioner of the ''[[zona mista]]'' style of play (or ''gioco all'italiana''), which was regarded as an evolution of the more traditional and defensive-minded ''catenaccio'' system, which had been popularised in Italy by one of his major influences as a manager, [[Nereo Rocco]]; Rocco's tactics mainly focussed on sitting back and defending, and subsequently scoring on counter-attacks with few touches after winning back the ball. The ''zona mista'' tactical system came to be known as such as it instead drew elements from both [[Marking (association football)#Man-to-man marking|man-marking]] strategies – such as Italian ''catenaccio'' – and [[zonal marking]] systems – such as the Dutch ''[[total football]]''; this tactical system dominated Italian football from the mid-1970s until the late 1980s, which saw the emergence of [[Arrigo Sacchi]]'s high-pressing, offensive minded zonal marking system.<ref name="Trapattoni wants Italy deal"/><ref name="Greatest Managers, No. 12: Trapattoni"/><ref name="treccani"/><ref name="trapADNkronos">{{cite web |url=http://www.adnkronos.com/Archivio/AdnAgenzia/2002/06/04/Sport/Calcio/MONDIALI-TRAPATTONI-CATENACCIO-NOI-GIOCHIAMO-COSI_151100.php |title=Mondiali: Trapattoni, "Catenaccio"? Noi giochiamo così... |date=4 June 2002 |publisher=ADNKronos |language=it |trans-title=World Cup: Trapattoni, "Catenaccio"? We play that way... |access-date=19 April 2013}}</ref><ref name="schema">{{cite news |url=https://sport.repubblica.it/news/sport/calcio-cruyff-trapattoni-provai-a-marcarlo-ma-rompeva-ogni-schema/4630270 |title=CALCIO, CRUYFF; TRAPATTONI: PROVAI A MARCARLO MA ROMPEVA OGNI SCHEMA |work=La Repubblica |language=it |access-date=19 February 2020 }}</ref><ref name="santone">{{cite news |url=https://www.repubblica.it/online/mondiali2002/sannucci/sannucci/sannucci.html |title=Trap, il santone intoccabile che si ispira a Rocco |work=La Repubblica |language=it |last1=Sannucci |first1=Corrado |date=25 May 2002 |access-date=19 May 2020 }}</ref><ref name="A Career of 2 Halves">{{cite web |url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2019/08/12/giovanni-trapattoni-career-2-halves-defined-golden-era-calcio-juventus |title=Giovanni Trapattoni: A Career of 2 Halves That Defined the Golden Era of Calcio at Juventus |publisher=Sports Illustrated |access-date=20 May 2020 |date=12 August 2019}}</ref>

Although Trapattoni was known for his defensive minded approach as a manager, his teams often made use of a ball–playing [[Sweeper (association football)|sweeper]] or ''libero'' – with good technique, vision, and an ability to read the game – who was responsible both for defending and starting attacking plays from the back, as well as a creative and skilful offensive playmaker in midfield behind the forwards.<ref name="alfabeto">{{cite web |url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio/2019/03/17/trapattoni-alfabeto |title=Trapattoni, l'alfabeto del Trap: dal compleanno ai social network |publisher=sport.sky.it |language=it |date=17 March 2019 |access-date=21 May 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2000/07/07/la-prima-volta-di-trapattoni.html |title=La prima volta di Trapattoni |work=La Repubblica |language=it |last1=MURA |first1=GIANNI |date=7 July 2000 |access-date=21 May 2020 }}</ref><ref name="tattica-la-juventus-di-giovanni-trapattoni">{{cite web |url=http://assoanalisti.it/analisi-tattica-la-juventus-di-giovanni-trapattoni/ |title=Analisi Tattica: la Juventus di Giovanni Trapattoni |publisher=assoanalisti.it |language=it |last1=Zucchelli |first1=Nicola |date=28 June 2019 |access-date=21 May 2020 }}</ref> As such, his teams were known for their defensive strength and playing style, as well as their ability to score from counter-attacks.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.lastampa.it/politica/2014/09/02/news/renzi-vara-la-fase-2-giudicatemi-a-maggio-2017-1.35608647 |title=Renzi vara la fase 2: "Giudicatemi a maggio 2017" |work=La Stampa |language=it |last1=Feltri |first1=Mattia |last2=Giovannini |first2=Roberto |date=2 September 2014 |access-date=25 May 2020 }}</ref> In 2014, Trapattoni attributed his success and tactical intelligence as a manager to his time playing in midfield throughout his playing career, which allowed him to understand both the offensive and defensive phases of the game.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/04-02-2014/juventus-trapattoni-ricorda-mi-rivedo-conte-8010355561.shtml |title=Juventus, Trapattoni ricorda: "Mi rivedo in Conte" |work=La Gazzetta dello Sport |language=it |date=5 February 2014 |access-date=21 May 2020 }}</ref> Throughout his career, he used several different formations, including a 4–4–2, a 4–3–1–2, 4–2–3–1, 3–4–1–2, and a 3–5–2, as well as his fluid ''zona mista'' system; the latter system made use of a sweeper, a man-marking centre-back – or ''stopper'' –, two full-backs, a defensive midfielder, a ''[[Midfielder#Deep-lying playmaker (Strolling 10)|regista]]'' or [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|attacking midfielder]], a [[Forward (association football)#Second striker|second striker]], and two [[Midfielder#Winger|wingers]] behind a lone [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]] or [[Forward (association football)#Centre-forward|centre-forward]], although players would often switch positions in this system, with only the ''stopper'' having a fixed role.<ref name="cambia">{{cite web |url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio-estero/fotogallery/2014/09/04/evoluzione_tattica_italia_zoff_trapattoni_donadoni_lippi_prandelli_conte.html#3 |title=L'Italia che cambia: per ogni ct c'è un modulo diverso |publisher=sport.sky.it |language=it |date=20 December 2016 |access-date=26 February 2020 |archive-date=20 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120192152/https://sport.sky.it/calcio-estero/fotogallery/2014/09/04/evoluzione_tattica_italia_zoff_trapattoni_donadoni_lippi_prandelli_conte.html#3 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="breathless">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2002/jun/03/worldcupfootball2002.sport10 |title=Trapattoni: "My players were breathless." |work=The Guardian |date=3 June 2002 |access-date=21 May 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.it/calcio/la-storia-della-tattica-dal-catenaccio-al-calcio-totale_sto4735856/story.shtml |title=La storia della tattica: dal Catenaccio al calcio totale |publisher=Eurosport |language=it |last1=Fontana |first1=Mattia |date=12 August 2014 |access-date=21 May 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-champions-league-ferguson-wary-of-trapattonis-trap-1128149.html |title=Football: CHAMPIONS' LEAGUE: Ferguson wary of Trapattoni's trap |work=The Independent |last1=Moore |first1=Glenn |date=23 November 1999 |access-date=21 May 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.corriere.it/Primo_Piano/Sport/2002/05_Maggio/29/inzaghi.shtml |title=Italia, ecco la formazione contro l'Ecuador |work=Il Corriere della Sera |language=it |date=30 May 2002 |access-date=21 May 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/jun/07/euro2004.sport57 |title=Italy: Giovanni Trapattoni |work=The Guardian |date=7 June 2004 |access-date=21 May 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldsoccer.com/news/italy-v-denmark-preview-55906 |title=Italy v Denmark – Preview |publisher=World Soccer |date=14 June 2004 |access-date=21 May 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.corriere.it/speciali/mondiali2002/testo/index05.shtml |title=Cina, esordio mondiale con sconfitta Il Belgio rovina la festa al Giappone: 2-2 |work=Il Corriere della Sera |language=it |access-date=21 May 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/italy-looks-for-redemption-at-euro-1.505593 |title=Italy looks for redemption at Euro |work=CBC News |date=14 June 2004 |access-date=21 May 2020 }}</ref> During the latter part of his first spell with Juventus, Trapattoni also deployed striker Paolo Rossi out of position on occasion, either as supporting forward, or as centre-forward, but in a role known as a ''centravanti di manovra'' in Italian football jargon (similar to the modern [[false 9]] role). The position utlised the offensive attributes of the club's new midfield signings [[Zbigniew Boniek]] and Michel Platini, with Rossi frequently holding up the ball or creating space for his teammates' runs with his movement of the ball.<ref name="Rossi-tuttojuve">{{cite web|url=http://www.tuttojuve.com/gli-eroi-bianconeri/gli-eroi-in-bianconero-paolo-rossi-63703|title=Gli Eroi in Bianconero: Paolo ROSSI|publisher=Tutto Juve|author1=Stefano Bedeschi|language=it|date=23 September 2013|access-date=7 January 2015}}</ref>

Trapattoni was noted throughout his career for his ideological confrontations with more attack-minded managers he faced, most famously [[Johan Cruyff]], a rivalry that started in their playing days, with Trapattoni remembering that, in order to stop Cruyff in a match between [[Italy national football team|Italy]] and the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]], he had to resort to "dirty" tactics, such as pulling at his shirt.<ref name="schema"/><ref name="santone"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.corrieredellosport.it/news/calcio/2016/03/24-9794136/esclusiva_trapattoni_e_cruyff_una_volta_mi_aggrappai_alla_sua_maglia_per_20_metri_si_volt_e_mi_sorrise/|title=Trapattoni, Cruyff e i Magnifici sei: "Il suo calcio è stata una rivoluzione"|work=Il Corriere dello Sport|language=it|date=24 March 2016}}</ref>

Trapattoni's tactics throughout his long and successful managerial career focused on some of the following themes:<ref name="marti"/><ref>Mario Sconcerti, "Gli anni Settanta e il ritorno della Juventus" in ''Storia delle Idee del Calcio'', 2014 Baldini & Castoldi s.r.l, {{ISBN|978-88-6865-114-5}}</ref><ref>Giovanni Trapattoni with Bruno Longhi, ''Non dire gatto: La mia vita sempre in campo, tra calci e fischi'' (Autobiography), 2015 RCS Libri S.p.A., {{ISBN|978-88-58-68229-6}}</ref><ref>[http://assoanalisti.it/analisi-tattica-la-juventus-di-giovanni-trapattoni/ Analisi Tattica: la Juventus di Giovanni Trapattoni] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128190348/http://assoanalisti.it/analisi-tattica-la-juventus-di-giovanni-trapattoni/ |date=28 November 2019 }} ''Asso Analisti'', 28 June 2019</ref>

* "A coach must train [the players] with simplicity and establish clear rules when building the team. This simplicity can be expressed through the formulation of a strategy with patterns and tactics based on the following principles: never haggle and delay excessively, pass the ball in depth to verticalise as quickly as possible, control the pace of the game, limit risks, mark behind the ball, use on-field tactical communication to help your players, be alert to the [opposing] team's weaknesses and strengths
* "The tactics must focus on the pressure to recover the ball and then quickly develop the offensive action"
* [[Ball possession]] is not important in itself and sometimes it can be counter-productive "like a person who talks too much". It is better "to have 0% of the possession and 100% of the goals".
* Strong emphasis on training the team in [[Set piece (football)|set pieces]] and dead-ball situations
* Instead of looking for space in the wings, as many managers do, it is more effective to look to exploit spaces behind the opposing team's backline through quick "vertical play" ({{Lang|it|gioco verticale}}). By inviting the opponent's pressing, the team can then easily exploit the spaces and gaps behind the opponent's defence
* The central area of the pitch, towards which statistically most of the possession is directed, needs to be very well-covered. There, the aim is to cripple the opponent's game and prevail on crucial second balls, thus easily creating "vertical and violent offensive transitions"
* Strikers must be trained to become clinical finishers or "killers" in the mould of [[Paolo Rossi]] or [[Filippo Inzaghi]]
* Tactical discipline is necessary, but the special genius of standout players should also be encouraged and harnessed to the fullest, with Trapattoni citing his use of [[Michel Platini]] and [[Roberto Baggio]] as primary examples.

== In popular culture ==
Trapattoni is a popular figure in Italy for his original press conference speeches and trademark quotes, one of the most famous being "don't say cat until you've got it in the bag".<ref name="Greatest Managers, No. 12: Trapattoni"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/working-class-hero-trap-stays-close-to-his-roots-1937204.html|title=Working class hero Trap stays close to his roots|work=The Independent|date=8 November 2009|access-date=5 January 2011}}</ref> During his managerial stints abroad, his sense of humour, coupled with his difficulties with the local language, won him a significant amount of popularity with both fans and the press. A press conference which took place on 10 March 1998 while he was in charge of German club Bayern Munich has become known among German fans: in a speech riddled with grammar mistakes and involuntary neologisms, most famously using {{Lang|de|Ich habe fertig}} (German uses the verb {{lang|de|sein}} ['to be'] and not {{lang|de|haben}} ['to have'] to express 'I have finished'/'I am done') and {{Lang|de|Schwach wie eine Flasche leer}} ('weak like a bottle empty'),<ref name="Trap’s Bayern rant"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=Bqp64q7kHmw  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Bqp64q7kHmw |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Short version of press conference (English subtitles) |date=28 July 2006 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=10 June 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|kbzio6BBtiw|Long version (in German)}} {{dead link|date=June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/87/germany/2010/12/03/2246134/germany-unity-series-when-giovanni-trapattoni-lost-it-was|title=Germany Unity Series: When Giovanni Trapattoni Lost It – "Was Erlauben Struuunz?"|work=Goal.com|date=3 December 2010|access-date=5 January 2011}}</ref> he soundly attacked many of his players, including  [[Mehmet Scholl]], [[Mario Basler]] and [[Thomas Strunz]], whose last name sounds like {{lang|lmo|stronz}} in Trapattoni's native [[Milanese dialect]] of [[Lombard language|Lombard]], a swear word equivalent to Italian {{lang|it|stronzo}} ('[[asshole]]' or 'piece of shit').<ref>{{cite news |url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio/bundesliga/2018/03/10/trapattoni-strunz-bayern-monaco-conferenza-stampa |title=Trapattoni e il suo 'Strunz' compiono 20 anni |work=sport.sky.it |language=it|date=10 March 2018 |access-date=26 May 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/italian-english/stronzo |title=Stronzo |publisher=Cambridge Dictionary |access-date=26 May 2022 }}</ref> In a 2011 interview, Trapattoni himself explained his famous outburst thus:

{{blockquote|There are certain situations in life when you need to raise your voice, and that press conference was one of those occasions. I deliberately raised my voice to make myself understood. When you have tired players, you substitute them for fresher players. People are used to this now, but back then in Germany, people wanted good players to play all the time because they were famous, even if they were exhausted. And I said No, players need to perform on the pitch whoever they are, and that is what the press conference was all about.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pAt2WUlKyQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/7pAt2WUlKyQ |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Giovanni Trapattoni|last=FOOTBALLDOCTOR|date=30 December 2011|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>}}

He is also known for the two-fingered whistle he uses to capture the attention of his players during games<ref name="independent1">{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/features/trapattonig.html |title=Who Is Giovanni Trapattoni? |work=The Independent |access-date=5 January 2011 |date=13 February 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115040253/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/features/trapattonig.html |archive-date=15 January 2012 }}</ref> and for bringing a bottle of [[holy water]] during [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] games when he was in charge of the Italy national team.<ref name="independent1" /><ref>{{cite news|title=Shane Hegarty: Trapattoni has kept faith... and so should we|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/shane-hegarty-trapattoni-has-kept-faith-and-so-should-we-26770855.html|work=[[Irish Independent]]|date=12 September 2011}}</ref> He kept the same tradition while in charge of Benfica.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ilgiornale.it/news/trapattoni-benfica-non-mi-molla-pi.html |title=Trapattoni: "Il Benfica non mi molla più" |work=il Giornale |language=it |date=23 May 2005 |access-date=3 May 2024 }}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Player===

====Club====
<ref>{{NFT player|id=18016|name=Giovanni Trapattoni|accessdate=10 June 2012}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan=3 | Club performance
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | Cup
! colspan=2 | Continental
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
! Season
! Club
! League
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
|-
! colspan=3 |Italy
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [[Coppa Italia]]
! colspan=2 | [[UEFA|Europe]]
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|1957–58||rowspan="14"|[[AC Milan]]||rowspan="15"|[[Serie A]]||colspan=2|—||2||0||colspan=2|—||2||0
|-
|1958–59||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—
|-
|1959–60||2||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||3||0
|-
|1960–61||30||1||1||0||colspan=2|—||31||1
|-
|1961–62||32||0||colspan=2|—||1||0||33||0
|-
|1962–63||30||0||2||0||8||0||40||0
|-
|1963–64||28||1||colspan=2|—||2||0||31||1
|-
|1964–65||30||0||1||0||1||0||32||0
|-
|1965–66||18||1||1||0||2||0||21||1
|-
|1966–67||23||0||5||0||colspan=2|—||28||0
|-
|1967–68||24||0||9||0||9||0||42||0
|-
|1968–69||22||0||5||0||5||0||32||0
|-
|1969–70||20||0||colspan=2|—||2||0||22||0
|-
|1970–71||15||0||7||0||colspan=2|—||22||0
|-
|1971–72||[[SSD Varese Calcio|Varese]]||10||0||3||0||colspan=2|—||13||0
|-
!rowspan=1| Country !!colspan=2| Italy
!284||3||37||0||30||0||351||3
|-
!colspan=3|Total
!284||3||37||0||30||0||351||3
|}

====International====

<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/trapattoni-intl.html |title=Giovanni Trapattoni – International Appearances |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=10 June 2012}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=3 | [[Italy national football team|Italy national team]]
|-
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|-
|1960||1||0
|-
|1961||5||0
|-
|1962||2||0
|-
|1963||6||1
|-
|1964||3||0
|-
!Total||17||1
|}

=====International goal=====
:''Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first.''
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 9 June 1963 || [[Praterstadion]], [[Wien]], Austria || {{fb|AUT}} || '''1'''–0 || 1–0 || Friendly
|-
|}

===Manager===

{{Updated|10 September 2013.}}<!-- WHILE UPDATING, DON'T FORGET TO CHANGE THE DATE -->

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2"| Team
!rowspan="2"| From
!rowspan="2"| To
!colspan="9"|Record
|-
!G
!W
!D
!L
!GF
!GA
!GD
!Win %
|-
| [[AC Milan]]
| 8 April 1974<ref name=Milaninterimjob/>
| 30 June 1974<ref name=Milaninterimjob/>
{{WDL|10|2|4|4|for=5|against=7|diff=yes}}
|-
|-
| [[AC Milan]]
| 2 October 1975
| 30 May 1976
{{WDL|37|19|9|9|for=53|against=33|diff=yes}}
|-
| [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
| 1 July 1976<ref name=Juventusjob/>
| 30 June 1986<ref name=Juventusjob/>
{{WDL|458|246|139|73|for=739|against=359|diff=yes}}
|-
| [[Inter Milan]]
| 1 July 1986<ref name=Interjob/>
| 30 June 1991<ref name=Interjob/>
{{WDL|233|124|65|44|for=354|against=187|diff=yes}}
|-
| Juventus
| 1 July 1991<ref name=Juventusjob/>
| 30 June 1994<ref name=Juventusjob/>
{{WDL|142|74|44|24|for=236|against=124|diff=yes}}
|-
| [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
| 1 July 1994<ref name=Bayernjob/>
| 30 June 1995<ref name=Bayernjob/>
{{WDL|46|17|18|11|for=68|against=59|diff=yes}}
|-
| [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]]
| 1 July 1995<ref name=Cagliarijob/>
| 13 February 1996<ref name=Cagliarijob/>
{{WDL|25|10|3|12|for=27|against=41|diff=yes}}
|-
| Bayern Munich
| 1 July 1996<ref name=Bayernreturn/>
| 30 June 1998<ref name=Bayernjob/>
{{WDL|90|54|22|14|for=191|against=90|diff=yes}}
|-
| [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]]
| 1 July 1998
| 30 June 2000
{{WDL|100|44|31|25|for=149|against=109|diff=yes}}
|-
| [[Italy national football team|Italy]]
| 6 July 2000<ref name=Italyjob/>
| 15 July 2004<ref name=Italyjob/>
{{WDL|44|25|12|7|for=68|against=30|diff=yes}}
|-
| [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
| 5 July 2004
| 31 May 2005
{{WDL|51|29|10|12|for=82|against=50|diff=yes}}
|-
| [[VfB Stuttgart]]
| 17 June 2005<ref name=Stuttgartjob/>
| 9 February 2006<ref name=Stuttgartsacking/>
{{WDL|31|11|13|7|for=37|against=31|diff=yes}}
|-
| [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]]
| May 2006
| 30 April 2008
{{WDL|87|48|19|20|for=158|against=85|diff=yes}}
|-
| [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]]
| 1 May 2008
| 11 September 2013
{{WDL|64|26|22|16|for=86|against=64|diff=yes}}
|-
!colspan="3"| Career totals
{{WDLtot|1418|729|411|278|for=2253|against=1269|diff=yes}}
|}

==Honours==
===Player===
====Club====
'''AC Milan'''<ref name="treccani"/>
* [[Serie A]]: [[1961–62 Serie A|1961–62]], [[1967–68 Serie A|1967–68]]
* [[Coppa Italia]]: [[1966–67 Coppa Italia|1966–67]]
* [[European Cup]]: [[1963 European Cup Final|1962–63]], [[1969 European Cup Final|1968–69]]
* [[European Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[1967–68 European Cup Winners' Cup|1967–68]]
* [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]]: [[1969 Intercontinental Cup|1969]]

===Manager===
====Club====
'''Juventus'''<ref name="treccani"/>
* Serie A: [[1976–77 Serie A|1976–77]], [[1977–78 Serie A|1977–78]], [[1980–81 Serie A|1980–81]], [[1981–82 Serie A|1981–82]], [[1983–84 Serie A|1983–84]], [[1985–86 Serie A|1985–86]]
* Coppa Italia: [[1978–79 Coppa Italia|1978–79]], [[1982–83 Coppa Italia|1982–83]]
* European Cup: [[1984–85 European Cup|1984–85]]
* [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[1984 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final|1983–84]]
* [[UEFA Cup]]: [[1977 UEFA Cup Final|1976–77]], [[1993 UEFA Cup Final|1992–93]]
* [[European Super Cup]]: [[1984 European Super Cup|1984]]
* [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]]: [[1985 Intercontinental Cup|1985]]

'''Inter Milan'''<ref name="treccani"/>
* Serie A: [[1988–89 Serie A|1988–89]]
* [[Supercoppa Italiana]]: [[1989 Supercoppa Italiana|1989]]
* UEFA Cup: [[1991 UEFA Cup Final|1990–91]]

'''Bayern Munich'''<ref name="treccani"/>
* [[Bundesliga]]: [[1996–97 Bundesliga|1996–97]]
* [[DFB-Pokal]]: [[1997–98 DFB-Pokal|1997–98]]
* [[DFB-Ligapokal]]: [[1997 DFB-Ligapokal|1997]]

'''Benfica'''<ref name="treccani"/>
* [[Primeira Liga]]: [[2004–05 Primeira Liga|2004–05]]

'''Red Bull Salzburg'''<ref name="treccani"/>
* [[T-Mobile Bundesliga|Austrian Bundesliga]]: [[2006–07 Austrian Football Bundesliga|2006–07]]

====International====
'''Republic of Ireland'''<ref name="secures title"/>
* [[Nations Cup (football)|Nations Cup]]: [[2011 Nations Cup|2011]]

===Individual===
* AC Milan Hall of Fame<ref name="Hall of Fame">{{cite web|url=https://www.acmilan.com/en/giovanni-trapattoni|title=AC Milan Hall of Fame: Giovanni Trapattoni|website=acmilan.com|publisher=AC Milan|access-date=31 March 2015}}</ref>
* Seminatore d'Oro: 1976–77, 1985
* Premio ''l'Allenatore dei Sogni'': 1992
* Panchina d'Oro: 1997
* ''Champions of Europe'' plaque: 2006<ref>{{cite web|url=http://it.uefa.com/news/newsid=410782.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150421215254/http://it.uefa.com/news/newsid=410782.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 April 2015|title=La UEFA premia i grandi del Milan|publisher=UEFA|language=it|date=4 April 2006|access-date=31 March 2015}}</ref>
* Philips Manager of the Year Award: 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/international/2011/1207/288481-trapattonig_award/|title=Trapattoni wins manager of the year award|date=7 December 2011 |publisher=RTE|access-date=31 March 2015}}</ref>
* [[Italian Football Hall of Fame]]: 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acmilan.com/en/news/breaking_news_show/49563|title=BARESI, CAPELLO AND RIVERA ACCEPTED IN HALL OF FAME|website=acmilan.com|publisher=AC Milan|date=26 November 2013|access-date=20 April 2015}}</ref>
*[[ESPN]] 12th Greatest Manager of All Time: 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/news/story/_/id/1514656|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404033032/http://www.espn.com/soccer/news/story/_/id/1514656|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 April 2019|title=Greatest Managers, No. 12: Trapattoni|website=[[ESPN]]|publisher=ESPN|date=6 August 2013|access-date=20 November 2019}}</ref>
*[[France Football]] 12th Greatest Manager of All Time: 2019<ref name="Top6FF">{{cite web |url=https://www.francefootball.fr/magazine/?prov=W-HP-LBMU|title=Top 50 des coaches de l'historie|publisher=France Football |date=19 March 2019 |access-date=19 March 2019}}</ref>
* [[World Soccer (magazine)#Greatest Managers of All Time|World Soccer 19th Greatest Manager of All Time]]: 2013<ref>{{cite web|title=The Greatest Manager of all time|url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/the-greatest-manager-of-all-time-341473|publisher=World Soccer|author=Jamie Rainbow|date=4 July 2013}}</ref><ref name="Greatest XI">{{cite web|title=The Greatest XI: how the panel voted|url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/the-greatest-xi-how-the-panel-voted|publisher=World Soccer|author=Jamie Rainbow|date=2 July 2013|access-date=5 December 2017|archive-date=1 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101233404/http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/the-greatest-xi-how-the-panel-voted|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[FourFourTwo]] 14th Greatest Manager of All Time: 2023<ref>{{cite web |title=Ranked! The 100 best football managers of all time |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/ranked-the-100-best-football-managers-of-all-time/9 |access-date=27 May 2025|work=FourFourTwo}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winning managers]]
* [[List of UEFA Cup and Europa League winning managers]]
* [[List of UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winning managers]]
* [[List of football managers with the most games]]
* [[List of Intercontinental Cup winning managers]]
* [[List of UEFA Super Cup winning managers]]
* [[Zona mista]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Giovanni Trapattoni}}
*{{FIFA player|59125|Giovanni Trapattoni}}
*[http://www.trapattoni.de/ Trapattoni's German website] {{in lang|de}}
*{{YouTube|kHp7ctl_Y6Y|Support for Charity}}
*[http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=54&Itemid=68 FAI Profile]
*[https://archive.today/20110608093357/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro2012/teams/coach=43179/profile/index.html UEFA Profile]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150610225238/http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=1020&squadra=1 Profile and Statistics] on the [[FIGC]] website
*[http://www.soccer-ireland.com/irish-soccer-managers/giovanni-trapattoni.htm Republic of Ireland Record]
*{{Soccerway coach|giovanni-trapattoni/149999}}
*{{NFT coach|18016/Giovanni_Trapattoni}}

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