Eugenio Bersellini

Eugenio Bersellini
	Bersellini in 1973
Personal information
Date of birth	10 June 1936
Place of birth	Borgo Val di Taro, Kingdom of Italy
Date of death	17 September 2017 (aged 81)
Place of death	Prato, Italy
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1954–1955	Fidenza
1955–1960	Brescia
1960–1962	Monza
1962–1963	Pro Patria
1963–1966	Monza
1966–1968	Lecce
Managerial career
1969–1971	Lecce
1971–1973	Como
1973–1975	Cesena
1975–1977	Sampdoria
1977–1982	Inter Milan
1982–1984	Torino
1984–1986	Sampdoria
1986–1987	Fiorentina
1987–1988	Avellino
1988–1990	Ascoli
1990–1991	Como
1991–1992	Modena
1992–1993	Bologna
1994	Pisa
1995–1996	Saronno
1999	Libya
2001	Al Ahli Tripoli
2002	Al-Ittihad Tripoli
2006	Lavagnese
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eugenio Bersellini (10 June 1936 – 17 September 2017) was an Italian football player and manager.^[5]^[6]

He was nicknamed Il sergente di ferro ("The iron sergeant") because of the very hard training sessions he used to impose on his players.^[5]

He coached the Inter Milan side that won the 1979–80 Serie A title and the Sampdoria that won their first ever piece of silverware, the 1984–85 Coppa Italia.^[1]

Managerial career

Bersellini started his career as a manager at Lecce, having last played for the same club.^[6] His first job in Serie A was in 1973, when he managed Cesena.^[7] He remained there until 1975, then he moved to manage Sampdoria.^[7]

In 1977, he moved to Inter Milan, which represented the most decorated part of his managing career.^[1] In his first season, Inter won the 1977–78 Coppa Italia.^[1] In the 1979–80 season, Bersellini guided Inter to their twelfth Serie A title.^[8] He won another Coppa Italia for the Nerazzurri in the 1981–82 season.^[1]

He was one of the first to change the training methods and employ fitness staff, which was not common at the time.^[9]

Honours

Manager

Inter Milan

Coppa Italia:^[1] 1977–78, 1981–82
Serie A:^[1] 1979–80

Sampdoria

Coppa Italia:^[1] 1984–85

Al-Ittihad Tripoli

Libyan Premier League:^[1] 2001–02

Individual

Torino FC Hall of Fame: 2018^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Addio a Eugenio Bersellini, guidò l'Inter allo scudetto del 1980". la Repubblica (in Italian). 17 September 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Anche Monza in lutto per Bersellini, allenatore dello scudetto Inter 1980". il Cittadino (in Italian). 17 September 2017. Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
^ "Morto Berselini, è stato giocatore e allenatore del Lecce". Salentolive24 (in Italian). 17 September 2017. Archived from the original on 23 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
^ Sisti, Enrico (6 March 2017). "La rinascita della Lavagnese nel nome di Bersellini affettuoso sergente di ferro". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 23 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b Binda, Nicola (4 April 2006). "Il ritorno del sergente di ferro". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 22 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Former Inter boss Bersellini dies". Football Italia. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b Grandini, Carlo (9 February 2001). "Bersellini, il sergente che piace al Colonnello". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). p. 9. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
^ "40 anni fa. L'Inter di Bersellini e lo Scudetto numero 12". Inter.it (in Italian). 27 April 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
^ "Inter Legend Giuseppe Baresi: "Nerazzurri Coach Eugenio Bersellini Was Like A Father To Me, Jose Mourinho Was Easy To Work With"". SempreInter.com. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
^ Moscardi, Massimo (30 November 2018). "Mondonico e Bersellini, il tributo: i due ex di Torino e Como nella "Hall of fame Granata"". Corriere di Como (in Italian). Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.

External links

Eugenio Bersellini at WorldFootball.net

[repubblica-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Addio a Eugenio Bersellini, guidò l'Inter allo scudetto del 1980". la Repubblica (in Italian). 17 September 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2021.

[cittadino-2] "Anche Monza in lutto per Bersellini, allenatore dello scudetto Inter 1980". il Cittadino (in Italian). 17 September 2017. Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2021.

[3] "Morto Berselini, è stato giocatore e allenatore del Lecce". Salentolive24 (in Italian). 17 September 2017. Archived from the original on 23 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.

[4] Sisti, Enrico (6 March 2017). "La rinascita della Lavagnese nel nome di Bersellini affettuoso sergente di ferro". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 23 February 2021.

[gazzetta-5] Binda, Nicola (4 April 2006). "Il ritorno del sergente di ferro". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 22 January 2021.

[:0-6] "Former Inter boss Bersellini dies". Football Italia. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

[:1-7] Grandini, Carlo (9 February 2001). "Bersellini, il sergente che piace al Colonnello". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). p. 9. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.

[8] "40 anni fa. L'Inter di Bersellini e lo Scudetto numero 12". Inter.it (in Italian). 27 April 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2023.

[9] "Inter Legend Giuseppe Baresi: "Nerazzurri Coach Eugenio Bersellini Was Like A Father To Me, Jose Mourinho Was Easy To Work With"". SempreInter.com. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2023.

[fifth-10] Moscardi, Massimo (30 November 2018). "Mondonico e Bersellini, il tributo: i due ex di Torino e Como nella "Hall of fame Granata"". Corriere di Como (in Italian). Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.

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