The former soccer player and coach, one of the most successful in the history of soccer, celebrated the milestone with some Milan supporters

The Giuan from Cusano Milanino, an ageless legend even though his ID card says March 17, 1939. So happy birthday to Giovanni Trapattoni, a legend of our soccer, who celebrated it in the past few days surrounded by the warmth of the fans who visited him to take pictures with him, get memorabilia and memorabilia signed, the guys from AB79 Collection.

A dream career as a footballer: with AC Milan two Scudetti, one Coppa Italia, two Champions Cups, one Cup Winners’ Cup and one Intercontinental Cup between 1958 and 1971. Then a second life as a coach, with his debut on the Rossoneri bench, before leading Juventus, Inter, Bayern Munich, Cagliari, Fiorentina, Italy, Benfica, Stuttgart, Salzburg and Ireland. Among the endless triumphs on his palmares, the 7 scudetti stand out, 6 with Juve and the record one (at the time) with Inter, in 88-89 closed with 58 points, and the Champions Cup with the Bianconeri on the tragic Heysel night in 1985.

When he stopped Pelé-  Trap is also the most victorious Italian coach at club level as well as one of the most titled in the world, having won championships in Italy, Germany, Portugal and Austria. Also in the legend is the famous friendly match of May 12, 1963 at the San Siro, when Italy defeated Brazil 3-0, which went down in history as the match in which “Trapattoni nullified Pelè.” Little does it matter that O Rei was unwell, he played in fact only 26 minutes. After all, why ruin a good story with the truth? Of real there is certainly one thing: the myth of Trap will never wane. And to see him smiling again surrounded by his fans is a birthday present in reverse. He did it to us.