Vittorio Pozzo

Vittorio Pozzo
Pozzo as Italy manager, c.1934
Personal information
Date of birth (1886-03-02)2 March 1886
Place of birth Turin, Kingdom of Italy
Date of death 21 December 1968(1968-12-21) (aged 82)
Place of death Turin, Italy
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1905–1906 Grasshoppers 20 (3)
1906–1911 Torino 52 (9)
Managerial career
1912 Italy
1912–1922 Torino
1921 Italy
1924 Italy
1924–1926 Milan
1929–1948 Italy
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Italy (as manager)
FIFA World Cup
Winner1934 Italy
Winner1938 France
Olympic Games
1936 Berlin
Central European International Cup
Winner1927–30
Winner1933–35
Runner-up1931–32
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vittorio Pozzo (Italian pronunciation: [vitˈtɔːrjo ˈpottso]; 2 March 1886 – 21 December 1968) was an Italian football player, manager and journalist.

The creator of the Metodo tactical formation, Pozzo is regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time, and is the only manager to guide a national team to two FIFA World Cup titles as coach, leading the Italy national team to victory in the 1934 and 1938 FIFA World Cups. Nicknamed Il Vecchio Maestro ("The Old Master"), he also led Italy to a gold medal at the 1936 Olympic football tournament, becoming the only manager to win both Olympic Games and World Cup, and managed the Italian championship squads of the 1930 and 1935 editions of the Central European International Cup.