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Giacinto Facchetti ( 18 July 1942 – 4 September 2006 ) was an Italian Football player. From January 2004 until his death, he was President of Internazionale , the club for which he played for his whole career during the 1960s and 1970s , playing 634 official games and scoring 75 goals. He played for the Inter Milan team known as La Grande Inter . BIOGRAPHY Born at Treviglio , in the Province Of Bergamo ( Lombardy ), Facchetti began his career with his hometown club, Trevigliese, as a forward. He was soon noticed by Helenio Herrera , then manager of Internazionale , who launched him in Serie A in the late 1960 - 61 season as a Full Back . The change of role was a good choice, and eventually Facchetti developed into one of the most effective defenders of Italian soccer. With his club, Facchetti won four Scudetti in 1963 , 1965 , 1966 and 1971 ; one Italian Cup in 1978 ; two European Champions Clubs' Cups in 1964 and 1965 ; and two Intercontinental Cups in 1964 and 1965 . Facchetti made his debut for Italy on March 23 , 1963 . He was Capped 94 times (a record at the time, since overtaken only by Dino Zoff , Paolo Maldini and Fabio Cannavaro ), wearing the captain's armband 70 times and scoring three goals. He played for his country at the 1966 , 1970 (where his team was runner-up to Brazil losing the final by 4-1), and 1974 FIFA World Cup s, and was part of the winning Italian squad at Euro 68 . In March 2004 , Pelé named him one of the Top 125 Greatest Living Footballers . Giacinto, however, was not just a great football player and executive. He will always be remembered as a gentleman on the pitch – he was sent off only once (that too for sarcastically applauding the referee) – for his personality, fair play and the leadership skills that made him a natural-born captain both for Inter and the national team. Over the years Facchetti held various managerial positions at Inter , including technical director, board member, worldwide ambassador and vice president. Facchetti was elected president of Inter on January 19 2004 . After a long illness, he died of Cancer in Milan on September 4 2006 . He is survived by his wife, Giovanna, and four children. In an unprecedented move by the club, Inter Retired the number 3 shirt in his honour. HONOURS AS A PLAYER
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