A.C. Milan Primavera

Milan Primavera

Full name	Associazione Calcio Milan Primavera
Nickname(s)	i Rossoneri (The Red and Blacks) il Diavolo (The Devil)
Founded	1962
Ground	Vismara Sports Centre, Milan[1] (Capacity: 1,200[2])
Owner	Silvio Berlusconi[3]
President	Vacant[4]
Head coach	Aldo Dolcetti
League	Campionato Nazionale Primavera
2010–11	Quarter-finals[5]
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Associazione Calcio Milan Primavera are the under-20 team of Italian professional football club Associazione Calcio Milan. They play in the Group B of the Campionato Nazionale Primavera. They have been champions only once, back in 1965. They also participate in the Coppa Italia Primavera and in the annual Torneo di Viareggio, an international tournament which they won 8 times.

Primavera

Current squad

As of 22 october 2011.^[6] Numbers refers to first team, according to Lega Serie A^[7][8] and UEFA.^[9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 51 GK Riccardo Piscitelli 53 DF Rodrigo Ely 54 MF Simone Calvano 55 FW Adrià Carmona Pérez 56 FW Simone Andrea Ganz 58 FW Gianmario Comi 59 FW Kingsley Boateng — GK Matteo Brunelli — GK Davide Narduzzo — DF Marco Baldan — DF Mattia Desole — DF Ricardo José Ferreira — DF Marco Guzzo

No. Position Player — DF Marco Speranza — MF Simone Amelotti — MF Luca Bertoni — MF Carlo Alberto Calvetti — MF Bryan Cristante — MF Edmund Etsè Hottor — MF Alessio Innocenti — MF Elias Steven Kabamba — MF Filippo Lora — MF Pelé — FW Andrea Petagna — FW David Speziale

Manager history

• unknown (1962–1965)
• Francesco Zagatti (1965–1970)
• unknown (1970–1977)
• Carlo Annovazzi (1977–1978)
• unknown (1978–1980)
• Italo Galbiati (1980–1982)
• Fabio Capello (1982–1986)
• Italo Galbiati (1986–1987)
• Andrea Valdinoci (1987–1991)
• Carlo Garavaglia (1991–1992)
• Luigi Radice and Maurizio Viscidi (1992–1993)
• Maurizio Viscidi (1993–1994)
• Giorgio Morini (1994–1995)
• Walter De Vecchi (1995–1996)
• Simone Boldini (1996–1997)
• Mauro Tassotti (1997–2002)
• Franco Baresi (2002–2006)
• Filippo Galli (2006–2008)
• Alberigo Evani (2008–2009)
• Giovanni Stroppa (2009–2011)
• Aldo Dolcetti (2011–present)

Honours

• Campionato Nazionale Primavera: 1^[10]
  • 1964–65
• Coppa Italia Primavera: 2^[10]
  • 1984–85, 2009–10
• Torneo di Viareggio: 8^[10]
  • 1949, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1999, 2001

Youth system

The youth system has been responsible for producing some of Milan's greatest ever players, including the club's top three all-time appearance makers, Paolo Maldini, Franco Baresi and Alessandro Costacurta, as well as several players, in recent years, who have managed to become regular players in the Serie A. The training facilities are based at the Vismara Sports Centre (Italian: Centro Sportivo Vismara), a 57-acre (230,000 m²) site in the Milan southern suburb of Gratosoglio (though the Primavera trains at Milanello, just like the first team).^[11]

A.C. Milan youth system comprises nine different age-group teams ranging from Under-9s up to Under-17s, and divided as follows:^[12]

• Allievi Nazionali (U-17)
• Allievi Regionali (U-16)
• Giovanissimi Nazionali (U-15)
• Giovanissimi Regionali '98 (U-14)
• Giovanissimi Regionali '99 (U-13)
• Esordienti 2000 (U-12)
• Esordienti 2001 (U-11)
• Pulcini 2002 (U-10)
• Pulcini 2003 (U-9)

Honours

• Campionato Berretti: 7^[10]
  • 1971–72, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1989–90, 1993–94, 2008–09
• Campionato Allievi Nazionali: 4^[10]
  • 1995–96, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2010–11
• Campionato Giovanissimi Nazionali: 2^[10]
  • 1991–92, 2009–10

Staff

As of 5 August 2011.^[12]

• Director of Youth Football: Filippo Galli
• Primavera
  • Head Coach: Aldo Dolcetti
  • Assistant Coaches: Alessandro Lazzarini and Marco Merlo
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Beniamino Abate
  • Team doctor: Dario Ajelli^[13]
• Allievi Nazionali
  • Head Coach: Omar Danesi
  • Assistant Coach: Emanuele Pischetola
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Villiam Vecchi^[14]
• Allievi Regionali
  • Head Coach: Cesare Beggi
  • Assistant Coach: Nicola Matteucci
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Massimo Gasperini
• Giovanissimi Nazionali
  • Head Coach: Roberto Bertuzzo
  • Assistant Coach: Stefano Nava
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Davide Pinato
• Giovanissimi Regionali '98
  • Head Coach: Walter De Vecchi
  • Assistant Coach: Riccardo Galbiati
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Luigi Romano
• Giovanissimi Regionali '99
  • Head Coach: Simone Baldo
  • Assistant Coach: Giuseppe Misso
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Francesco Navazzotti
• Esordienti 2000
  • Head Coach: Luca Morin
  • Assistant Coach: Mauro Ardizzone
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Luigi Ragno
• Esordienti 2001
  • Head Coach: Alessandro Lupi
  • Assistant Coach: Lodovico Costacurta
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Luigi Ragno
• Pulcini 2002
  • Head Coach: Giovanni Valenti
  • Assistant Coach: Walter Biffi
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Luigi Ragno
• Pulcini 2003
  • Head Coach: Andrea Biffi
  • Assistant Coach: Massimiliano Sorgato
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Luigi Ragno

Notable former Primavera and youth teams players

Many players from Milan's youth system go on to have careers in professional football, whether at Milan or at other clubs. The following is a list of players who have represented their country at full international level and/or have played regularly at a high level of club football.

Demetrio Albertini Sergio Battistini Franco Baresi Cristian Brocchi Francesco Coco Fulvio Collovati Francesco Cozza Alessandro Costacurta Walter De Vecchi Alberigo Evani Alfio Fontana Andrea Icardi Giovanni Lodetti

Massimo Maccarone Aldo Maldera Paolo Maldini Fabrizio Miccoli Massimo Oddo Ambrogio Pelagalli Pierino Prati Nello Santin Giovanni Trapattoni Mario Trebbi Villiam Vecchi Francesco Zagatti Giulio Zignoli

References

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2. ^ "Campo "Stadio"" (in Italian). centrosportivovismara.it. Centro sportivo Peppino Vismara. http://www.centrosportivovismara.it/htm/impianto.php?idLuogo=44. Retrieved 28 October 2010. 
3. ^ "Struttura societaria" (in Italian). bilanciomilan.it. Associazione Calcio Milan. 31 December 2008. http://www.bilanciomilan.it/strutturasocietaria.html. Retrieved 4 October 2010. 
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7. ^ "Comunicato stampa N.3" (in Italian) (PDF). legaseriea.it. Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A. 4 August 2011. http://www.legaseriea.it/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=12cb1401-80f3-440c-8a72-0688a3cdc333&groupId=10192. Retrieved 9 August 2011. 
8. ^ "Comunicato stampa N.28" (in Italian) (PDF). legaseriea.it. Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A. 22 October 2011. http://www.legaseriea.it/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=afbdcfb0-a556-47d4-8ff2-631969936cfd&groupId=10192. Retrieved 23 October 2011. 
9. ^ "AC Milan". uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2012/clubs/club=50058/squad/index.html. Retrieved 23 October 2011. 
10. ^ ^{a b c d e f} "Bacheca dei trofei" (in Italian). magliarossonera.it. http://www.magliarossonera.it/Storia-Bacheca.html. Retrieved 21 June 2010. 
11. ^ "Structures". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. http://www.acmilan.com/en/teams/youth_teams/structures. Retrieved 4 October 2010. 
12. ^ ^{a b} "Coaching set up 2011/2012: enthusiasm is the key". acmilan.com (Associazione Calcio Milan). 5 August 2011. http://www.acmilan.com/en/teams/youth_teams_news/135346. Retrieved 9 August 2011. 
13. ^ "Primavera Staff". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. http://www.acmilan.com/en/teams/youth_teams_roster/538/staff. Retrieved 6 September 2011. 
14. ^ "Allievi Nazionali Staff". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. http://www.acmilan.com/en/teams/youth_teams_roster/540/staff. Retrieved 6 September 2011. 

External links

• A.C. Milan youth sector official website