Vittorio Pozzo

Vittorio Pozzo

Pozzo as Torino manager in 1920
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[1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1905–1906	Grasshoppers
1906–1911	Torino
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 Winner 1934 Italy Winner 1938 France Central European International Cup Winner 1927–30 Runner-up 1931–32 Winner 1933–35 Summer Olympics 1936 Berlin Team
*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,^[2] and is the only manager to guide a national team to two FIFA World Cup titles as coach,^[3] leading the Italy national team to victory in the 1934 and 1938 FIFA World Cups.^[4] Nicknamed Il Vecchio Maestro ("The Old Master"),^[5] 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.