1949–50 AC Milan season explained

Club:Associazione Calcio Milan
Season:1949–50
Manager:Lajos Czeizler
Chairman:Umberto Trabattoni
Chrtitle:President
League:Serie A
League Result:
League Topscorer:Nordahl (35)
Stadium:Stadio San Siro
Arena Civica (some matches)
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Prevseason:1948–49
Nextseason:1950–51

During the 1949–50 season Associazione Calcio Milan competed in Serie A.

Summary

For the 1949–50 campaign arrived to the club, thanks to the management talent of President Umberto Trabattoni, in 1948 Olympic Games Swedish players Nils Liedholm[1] and Gunnar Gren,[2] they were added to the squad amid striker Gunnar Nordahl, actually in Milano since January 1949:[3] a “trio” known as Gre-No-Li.[4] Another transfer in was goalkeeper Lorenzo Buffon. Also, in this season Milan played at Arena Civica meanwhile in San Siro the team played the matches where higher attendances were expected.

This season was best remembered for fans as crucial to the modern Milan era winning titles in years for coming after forty years without a trophy. The squad changed its playing style with a more offensive strategy with spectacular matches instead of physical and defensive tactic. The change of strategy attracted more fans to the stadium and attendances will improve in the next decades.

During 1949-50 Serie A campaign, first season after the Superga disaster, the squad reached the goal scoring record for a single season: 118 goals scored. On 7 February 1950, Milan defeated Juventus 7–1 in Torino, also the first TV broadcasting of a Serie A match.[5] Hungarian coach Lajos Czeizler took the club to the second place five points behind champion Juventus. Swedish striker Nordahl won his first topgoalscorer title “capocannoniere” with 35 goals scored.

During 1949 the club moved its headquarters from "Telegrafo Calciomilano" in Del Lauro 4 to Venezia 36.[6]

Squad

(Captain) (vice-captain)

Transfers

In
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MF
GK Portogruaro
DF Rimini
FW Pro Patria
MF Seregno
FW
FW Pescara
DF Pro Sesto
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MF Reggiana
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DF
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DF
DF Vittorio Veneto
MF
MF
FW
FW Legnano
MF
MF Lucchese

Competitions

Serie A

See main article: 1949-50 Serie A.

Matches

Statistics

Players statistics

See also

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nils Liedholm. The Telegraph. 14 March 2016.
  2. News: EFFETTO SIMONI 'SONO DI MODA MA NON VECCHIO' . La Repubblica . Italian . Mura . Gianni . 7 March 1997 . 16 April 2020 .
  3. Web site: Italy – Serie A Top Scorers. Roberto Di Maggio. Igor Kramarsic. Alberto Novello. 8 June 2017. RSSSF. 28 January 2018.
  4. Web site: Grenoli Article. https://web.archive.org/web/20080203222844/http://www.futbolfactory.futbolweb.net/index.php?ff=especiales&idespecial=16. dead. 2008-02-03. Futbol Factory.
  5. La TV per sport, by Pino Frisoli, Tracce, 2007.
  6. Book: Almanacco illustrato del Milan, 2nd edition March 2005 . Panini. 216.
  7. Web site: Milan Associazione Calcio 1949–50 . magliarossonera.it. 29 October 2023.