F.C. Internazionale Milano

For a more detailed list, see List of F.C. Internazionale Milano players.

For a list of all former and current Inter players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:F.C. Internazionale Milano players.

Presidential history

Inter have had numerous presidents over the course of their history, some of which have been the owners of the club, others have been honorary presidents, here is a complete list of them.^[12]

Name	Years
Carlos Bayona	1908–1909
Ettore Strauss	1909–1910
Carlo De Medici	1910–1912
Emilio Hirzel	1912–1914
Luigi Ansbacher	1914
Giuseppe Visconti Di Modrone	1914–1919
Giorgio Hulss	1919–1920

Name	Years
Francesco Mauro	1920–1923
Enrico Olivetti	1923–1926
Senatore Borletti	1926–1929
Ernesto Torrusio	1929–1930
Oreste Simonotti	1930–1932
Ferdinando Pozzani	1932–1942
Carlo Masseroni	1942–1955

Name	Years
Angelo Moratti	1955–1968
Ivanoe Fraizzoli	1968–1984
Ernesto Pellegrini	1984–1995
Massimo Moratti	1995–2004
Giacinto Facchetti	2004–2006
Massimo Moratti	2006–present

Managerial history

Main article: F.C. Internazionale Milano Managers

In Internazionale's history, 55 coaches have coached the club. The first manager was Virgilio Fossati and the current manager is José Mourinho, who was appointed on 2 June 2008. Helenio Herrera had the longest reign as Internazionale coach, with 9 years (8 consecutive) in charge, and is the most successful coach in Inter history with 3 Scudetto, 2 UEFA Champions League and 2 Intercontinental Cup wins.

Name	Nationality	Years
Virgilio Fossati		1909–1915
Nino Resegotti Francesco Mauro		1919–1920
Bob Spotishwood		1922–1924
Paolo Schiedler		1924–1926
Árpád Weisz		1926–1928
József Viola		1928–1929
Árpád Weisz		1929–1931
István Tóth		1931–1932
Árpád Weisz		1932–1934
Gyula Feldmann		1934–1936
Albino Carraro		1936
Armando Castellazzi		1936–1938
Tony Cargnelli		1938–1940
Giuseppe Peruchetti		1940
Italo Zamberletti		1941
Ivo Fiorentini		1941–1942
Giovanni Ferrari		1942–1945
Carlo Carcano		1945–1946
Nino Nutrizio		1946
Giuseppe Meazza		1947–1948
Carlo Carcano		1948
Dai Astley		1948
Giulio Cappelli		1949–1950
Aldo Olivieri		1950–1952
Alfredo Foni		1952–1955
Aldo Campatelli		1955
Giuseppe Meazza		1955–1956
Annibale Frossi		1956
Luigi Ferrero		1957
Giuseppe Meazza		1957
Jesse Carver		1957–1958
Giuseppe Bigogno		1958
Aldo Campatelli		1959–1960
Camillo Achilli		1960

Name	Nationality	Years
Giulio Cappelli		1960
Helenio Herrera		1960–1968
Alfredo Foni		1968–1969
Heriberto Herrera		1969–1971
Giovanni Invernizzi		1971–1973
Enea Masiero		1973
Helenio Herrera		1973
Enea Masiero		1974
Luis Suárez		1974–1975
Giuseppe Chiappella		1976–1977
Eugenio Bersellini		1977–1982
Rino Marchesi		1982–1983
Luigi Radice		1983–1984
Ilario Castagner		1984–1986
Mario Corso		1986
Giovanni Trapattoni		1986–1991
Corrado Orrico		1991
Luis Suárez		1992
Osvaldo Bagnoli		1992–1994
Giampiero Marini		1994
Ottavio Bianchi		1994–1995
Luis Suárez		1995
Roy Hodgson		1995–1997
Luciano Castellini		1997
Luigi Simoni		1997–1998
Mircea Lucescu		1999
Luciano Castellini		1999
Roy Hodgson		1999
Marcello Lippi		1999–2000
Marco Tardelli		2000–2001
Héctor Raul Cúper		2001–2003
Corrado Verdelli		2003
Alberto Zaccheroni		2003–2004
Roberto Mancini		2004–2008
José Mourinho		2008–

Colours, badge and nicknames

Previous badge.

Ambrosiana kit.

For the majority of their history Inter have worn black and blue stripes. When the club was first founded in 1908, black was chosen to represent night and blue was chosen to represent the sky.^[13] After a merger in 1928 with Unione Sportiva Milanese, Inter changed its name to Ambrosiana SS Milano and its colours to a white shirt with a red cross on top of it, the new colours represented the flag of Milan.^[14] After World War II the club changed their name and their colours back to the original incarnation, Inter continue on with the black and blue stripes to this day, leading to the nickname nerazzurri.^[15] The Milanese flag kit has been revived occasionally as an away kit however.

One of the nicknames of Inter is I biscione which means "the big grass snake". It was chosen because in Milanese heraldry the snake is historically important; it features on the coat of arms of the House of Sforza (who ruled over Italy from Milan during the Renaissance period), the city of Milan, the historical Duchy of Milan (a four hundred year state of the Holy Roman Empire) and Insubria (a historical regional area which the city of Milan falls within).

Supporters and rivalries

Inter created display in their curva at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.

Inter is the third most supported football club in Italy according to an August 2007 research by Italian newspaper La Repubblica,^[16]. Historically the largest section of Inter fans from the city of Milan, have been the middle-class bourgeoisie Milanese, while AC Milan fans are typically working-class and a significant portion are migrants from Southern Italy.^[15]

The traditional ultras group of Inter is Boys San, they hold a significant place in the history of the ultras scene in general due to the fact that they are one of the oldest; founded in 1969.^[17] Politically the ultras of Inter are usually considered right-wing,^[17] as thus they have good relationships with Verona and Lazio.^[17] As well as the main group Boys San, there are four more significant groups; Viking, Irriducibili, Ultras, and Brianza Alcoolica.

Inter fans celebrating in 2007.

Inter have several rivalries, two of which are highly significant in Italian football; firstly they participate in the inter-city Derby della Madonnina with AC Milan, the rivalry has existed ever since Inter splintered off from Milan in 1908.^[15] The name of the derby refers to the Blessed Virgin Mary, whose statue atop the Milan Cathedral is one of the city's main attractions. The match usually creates a lively atmosphere, with numerous (often humorous or offensive) banners unfolded before the match. Flares are commonly present, but they also led to the abandonment of the second leg of the 2004–05 Champions League quarterfinal matchup between Milan and Inter on April 12, 2005, after a flare thrown from the crowd by an Inter supporter struck Milan keeper Dida on the shoulder.^[18]

The other most significant rivalry is with Juventus, the two participate in the Derby d'Italia. Up until the 2006 Serie A match-fixing scandal, which saw Juventus relegated, the two were the only Italian clubs to have never played below Serie A. Notably the two sides are the most supported in Italy, the rivalry has intensified since the later part of the 1990s.^[19] Clubs such as Bologna, Atalanta and Roma are also considered to be amongst their rivals.^[17]

Honours

National titles

Serie A:

Champions (16): 1909–10; 1919–20; 1929–30; 1937–38; 1939–40; 1952–53; 1953–54; 1962–63; 1964–65; 1965–66; 1970–71; 1979–80; 1988–89; 2005–06; 2006–07; 2007-08
Runners-up (14): 1932–33; 1933–34; 1934–35; 1940–41; 1945–46; 1948–49; 1950–51; 1961–62; 1963–64; 1966–67; 1969–70; 1992–93; 1997–98; 2002–03

Coppa Italia:

Champions (5): 1938–39; 1977–78; 1981–82; 2004–05; 2005–06;
Runners-up (6): 1958–59; 1964–65; 1976–77; 1999–00; 2006–07; 2007–08

Supercoppa Italiana:

Champions (4): 1989; 2005; 2006; 2008
Runners-up (2): 2001; 2007

International titles

The following titles include only those which are recognised by UEFA and FIFA.

European titles

UEFA Champions League (former European Cup):

Champions (2): 1963–64; 1964–65
Runners-up (2): 1966–67; 1971–72

UEFA Cup:

Champions (3): 1990–91; 1993–94; 1997–98
Runners-up (1): 1996–97

Mitropa Cup:

Runners-up (1): 1932–33

World-wide titles

Intercontinental Cup: ^[20]

Champions (2): 1964; 1965

FC Internazionale Milano as a company

According to The Football Money League published by consultants Deloitte, in season 2005-06 Inter were the 7th highest earning football club in the world with an estimated revenue of €206.6 million