Biography
Antonio Conte is a former Italian football player who spent on the position of midfielder. He was among the best players from the profile sport of the 1990s. At the end of the career, the athlete dedicated himself to coaching activities, he played the Mentor of the Italian national football team and collaborated with Juventus and Chelsea clubs. He is the owner of numerous team and personal awards, prizes for participating in competitions as a player and coach.Childhood and youth
Antonio Corte was born in the provincial Italian town of Lecce on July 31, 1969. The mother of the boy earned, being a clothing designer, and then decided to devote himself to the house. Antonio's father was engaged in business in the field of car industry. He was also president of the sports club "Yuventina Lecce", which determined the biography of the Son. The family had three sons, Antonio - the middle of them.
The club, which headed the elder, was in the series with in Italy. Noticing the sports interests of the Son, his father brought him to a look at the team. Here, a footballer's career began. In the team, the player was given a nickname count.
Football
Antonio's debut took place when he was 16. In 1986, Conte was introduced into the group "Lecce". He defended the interests of the team for 6 and a half seasons. In 1991, the club passed the position, being in the lowest division. Conte was lucky: Javentus coach Giovanni Trapattoni told the football player, which gave a chance to the realization with a young man. The midfielder was bought for $ 4.8 million.Embed from getty imagesA year later, the athlete has already played mostly, increasing the skill and improving tactics. With the team in 1996, Conte won the Champions League. Next season, he was given the captain's dressing. The football player was in Juventus until 2004. For 12 years, which player spent in the club, he managed to receive awards of the most famous and prestigious competitions in Europe.
The football player demonstrated professionalism, excerpt and zeal to victory. Over the shoulders of the midfielder were 419 matches and 44 goals. Throughout the football career, Antonio Conte most often became a reference player, showing versatility and while at the attack line.
Embed from getty imagesAntonio Conte had a lot of injuries, but it did not prevent the football player to return to the field. Sporting career football player ended when he was 35 years old. At that time, Antonio proposed to continue cooperation, but under the contract his salary was strongly understated, so the Conte refused the transaction.
Career coaching
As a valid player, Antonio thought about the possibility of implementing as a coach. In 1998, he became the owner of a license that allowed being a mentor of clubs in the third and subsequent divisions.
The debut in the new role was unsuccessful. The team "Arezzo", who trained by Conte, flew out of his series, not exactly 1 point. But failure was not embarrassed by the leadership of the club "Bari", where Antonio switched. Already on the 2nd year, the coach brought the club to the leaders of the 2nd Division. Collaboration ended due to the refusal of the management to purchase the necessary advantage of the players.
The next partner of the former football player was the Atlanta club, which was in the series "A". But to demonstrate high results mentor failed, and he was fired in 2010. The club dropped to the division below, and the continuation of the work of the speech did not go. Conte again moved to work in the "B" series. He managed to bring the club "Siena" on the 2nd place, which became his happy ticket.
In 2011, the coach invited Juventus. The club decided to risk and did not lose. In 2011-2012, the team won several titles at once, successfully surrendered the championship and lost only 1 time per season. Next season, Conte had to go through the disqualification that was reduced to 4 months. The reason was the suspicion of the contractual matches in the club "Siena".
Nevertheless, Juventus managed to take the championship prize and repeat success in the next season. From the coach, Antonio Conte began the star era in the life of the team. There were a lot of reassigns about why cooperation with the club stopped, but the official version remains secret.
In the period from 2014 to 2016, Antonio Conte headed the Italian football team. The team easily passed the selection for the European Championship 2016. The speech of athletes was tactically indicative. They came out of the group and got to the quarterfinal, giving way to Germany. After the final competition, Conte left the national team.
He was invited to Chelsea, where the coach worked for 2 years. The atmosphere between clubs was mounted, and experts predicted the coaching war. Manchester United's wheel stood Jose Mourinho, "Liverpool" managed Jürgen Kophop, Tottenham was led by Mauricio Pissolino, and Arsenal was Arsen Wenger.
Antonio Conte was among the triumphs. For 2 rounds before summing up the results of 2016, Chelsea received the status of the champion, and also reached the Finale of the Cup of England, but he lost to Arsenal in it.
Under the control of Corre in Chelsea, a balance appeared, in which the old players showed the maximum opportunity, and newcomers showed great potential. Success was short-lived. In the 2017/2018 season, the team passed the position, departing from the Champions League for another 1/8 finals. Contract with Antonio Corte ceased.
Personal life
As is customary in Italy, the family occupies an important place in the life of every person. The personal life of an athlete and coach has developed successfully. With his wife Elizabetta Muskarella, he was in relations for 15 years before the couple was officially combined with a marriage. The age difference between them is 6 years. The spouse gave birth to Antonio Daughter Vittoria. There are no other children in the family.Antonio Conte is a believer, and religion has great importance for him. Friends characterize him as a very generous buddy, not regretting money, but also knowing the price. Familiar and colleagues argue that football is the main love of the counter after the family.
Antonio Corte's branded detail is his hairstyle. It seems that it was always that, but at the end of the sports career, the football player was experiencing problems associated with hair.
Embed from getty imagesIn some photos, it was noticeable that the frontal share on the player's head was almost bald. Antonio resorted to the help of specialists, and today his hair is not inferior to the one that the athlete demonstrated in his youth.
Antonio Conte is not an adherent of social networks. He has no verified account in "Instagram", but there is a profile in Facebook and the Fan Account in Twitter. The growth of the coach is 178 cm, and the weight is 73 kg.
Antonio Conte now
Former football player and is now engaged in coaching activities. It remains in demand among the leaders of large sports clubs. When the post of mentor in Juventus was released in May 2019, experts called him among the main contenders for this position. Antonio also read the post of head coach of the Milan Club.
In an interview, the mentor responds positively about any prospects that fate prepares him. He knows his mistakes for sure and shares career luck with journalists. The candidacy of the coach was also considered the clubs "Manchester United" and "Roma". At the end of May, it became known that the mentor concluded a contract with the Inter team for a period of 2023.
Awards and achievements
Team:
- 1994-95, 1996-97, 1997-98, 2001-02, 2002-03 - Champion ITALY
- 1995 - ITALY Cup winner
- 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003 - Winner Super Cup of Italy
- 1993 - UEFA Cup Winner
- 1996 - UEFA Champions League Winner
- 1996 - Winner Super Cup UEFA
- 1996 - the owner of the intercontinental cup
- 1999 - Intertoto Cup Winner
Personal:
- 2000 - Kavaler of the Order "For Merit to the Italian Republic"
- 2009 - Winner of Trofei "Silver Bench"
- 2012, 2013, 2014 - winner of trophy "Golden Bench"
- 2012, 2013, 2014 - Football coach of the year in Italy
- 2013 - Trainer of the year according to Globe Soccer Awards: 2013 [62]
- 2013 - PREMIO NICOLA CERAVOLO: 2013 owner: 2013
- 2016 - 2017 - Trainer of the Season of the English Premier League
- 2017 - Trainer of the Year in England according to LMA