Nevio Scala

Nevio Scala deserves respect as one of football's enduring background architects. Born in a small town in Padua and standing just 174 cm, he won silverware as a midfielder at AC Milan during a golden era for the Italian game. What draws me to him is the longevity and breadth: a respectable playing career followed by decades as a coach and sporting director. I value figures like this, the ones who quietly build a club's spine rather than chase the spotlight. Surviving at the top level across so many roles and so many years is its own loud statement, and to me that quiet durability is the real measure of the man.

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Name (English)

Nevio Scala

Name (Japanese)

ネヴィオ・スカラ

Reading

ねゔぃお・すから

Born

November 22, 1947 (age 78)

Origin

Lozzo Atestino, Province of Padua, Italy

Height

174 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Boar

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevio%20Scala
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8D%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AB%E3%83%A9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q505701

Tags

• Province of Padua
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

September 18, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.