2003–04 F.C. Internazionale Milano season
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F.C. Internazionale Milano
endured another desperate season, in which it was nowhere close to winning its first league
title since 1989. Argentinian coach Héctor Cúper
was once again handed several new players in the pre-season, but to finance those, it had to sell Hernán Crespo
to Chelsea
, leaving Christian Vieri
completely on his own at the front.
The new players mostly proved to be expensive flops, and with Cúper sacked during the autumn, Alberto Zaccheroni only just guided the club to the Champions League
for the next season
, only to be awarded with the sack following the season. One of the causes was the embarrassing 5-1 defeat at home to Arsenal
, that knocked Internazionale out of the 2003-04 tournament.
Lazio
coach Roberto Mancini
took over following the season, bringing several ex-Lazio players to the club. President Massimo Moratti
stepped down from his role, formally handing over the power to Giacinto Facchetti
, but staying in an ownership position, thus still bankrolling the club.
13 Álvaro Recoba
8 Adriano
7 Julio Cruz
7 Obafemi Martins
7 Dejan Stanković
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F.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...
endured another desperate season, in which it was nowhere close to winning its first league
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
title since 1989. Argentinian coach Héctor Cúper
Héctor Cúper
Héctor Raúl Cúper is an Argentinean former football defender and a current manager.-Coach:...
was once again handed several new players in the pre-season, but to finance those, it had to sell Hernán Crespo
Hernán Crespo
Hernán Jorge Crespo is an Argentine footballer who plays for Parma in the Italian Serie A. Crespo has scored over 300 goals in a career spanning 18 years. His honors include an Olympic Games silver medal, a Copa Libertadores, an English Premier League title and three Scudettos. He was topscorer in...
to Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
, leaving Christian Vieri
Christian Vieri
Christian Vieri is a retired Italian footballer who played as a centre forward.Vieri was named in the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living footballers selected by Pelé as a part of FIFA's centenary celebrations...
completely on his own at the front.
The new players mostly proved to be expensive flops, and with Cúper sacked during the autumn, Alberto Zaccheroni only just guided the club to the Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
for the next season
UEFA Champions League 2004-05
The 2004–05 UEFA Champions League was the 50th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, and the 13th since it was rebranded as the UEFA Champions League in 1992. The competition was won by Liverpool, who beat Milan on penalties in the final, having come back from 3–0 down...
, only to be awarded with the sack following the season. One of the causes was the embarrassing 5-1 defeat at home to Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
, that knocked Internazionale out of the 2003-04 tournament.
Lazio
S.S. Lazio
Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...
coach Roberto Mancini
Roberto Mancini
Roberto Mancini is an Italian football manager, formerly an international player and current manager of Premier League club Manchester City.As a player Mancini was best known for his time at Sampdoria, where he played more than 550 matches, and helped them win the Serie A league title, four Coppa...
took over following the season, bringing several ex-Lazio players to the club. President Massimo Moratti
Massimo Moratti
Massimo Moratti is an Italian oil tycoon. He is the owner and President of Italian football team Football Club Internazionale Milano, and Chief Executive Officer of Saras S.p.A.-Life and career:...
stepped down from his role, formally handing over the power to Giacinto Facchetti
Giacinto Facchetti
Giacinto Facchetti 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 Internazionale team remembered...
, but staying in an ownership position, thus still bankrolling the club.
Goalkeepers
- 01.
Francesco Toldo - 12. Alberto Fontana
- 71. Alex CordazAlex CordazAlex Cordaz is an Italian footballer who plays for Cittadella.-Internazionale:Cordaz started his career at Internazionale...
Defenders
- 02.
Iván Córdoba - 04.
Javier ZanettiJavier ZanettiJavier Adelmar Zanetti is an Argentine footballer who plays for Serie A club Inter. Javier Zanetti has played for Inter since 1995, taking the captain's armband from 29 August 1999. Known for his versatility, he is adept on both the left and right wing, having played on both flanks as a fullback... - 13.
Thomas HelvegThomas HelvegThomas Lund Helveg is a former Danish professional Association football player who played as a defensive midfielder and defender for Odense Boldklub in the Danish Superliga, with whom he won the 1989 Danish championship... - 15. Daniele AdaniDaniele AdaniDaniele Adani is a retired Italian footballer, who played as a central defender.-Club career:...
- 17. Fabio CannavaroFabio CannavaroFabio Cannavaro, Ufficiale OMRI is a former Italian footballer considered one of the greatest defenders of all time and was given the name "Muro di Berlino" which means The Berlin wall by Italian supporters. He spent the majority of his career in Italy...
- 23. Marco MaterazziMarco MaterazziMarco Materazzi , is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender, and is currently a free agent.At the beginning of his career, Materazzi played with various Italian teams in Serie B and Serie C, and with Premier League side Everton. He spent two periods with Perugia and signed for...
- 24.
Carlos GamarraCarlos GamarraCarlos Alberto Gamarra Pavón is a former football player. He captained the Paraguay national team at international level, playing at Centre back, and is the most capped player in Paraguayan football history, having made 110 international appearances and scoring 12 goals.Gamarra is known for his... - 26. Giovanni PasqualeGiovanni PasqualeGiovanni Pasquale is an Italian footballer. He currently plays for Udinese.-Inter:Pasquale started his career at Internazionale. Due to Francesco Coco's performance, he gained a place in first team...
- 31.
Jérémie BréchetJérémie BréchetJérémie Bréchet is a professional French footballer who currently plays for Ligue 1 club FC Sochaux. He is usually a left back but can play as a centre back... - 34. Devis NossaDevis NossaDevis Nossa is an Italian footballer who plays for Lega Pro Seconda Divisione club Pro Patria.-Internazionale:Born in Treviglio, Lombardy, Nossa started his career with Internazionale, one of the biggest team in Lombardy. In 2002, he was promoted from Allievi Nazionali to senior youth team –...
- 77. Francesco CocoFrancesco CocoFrancesco Coco is a retired Italian football defender.-Club:Coco spent the majority of his club career with the Milan clubs; first with A.C. Milan between 1993 and 2002 and later with F.C. Internazionale between 2002 and 2007. He also had several loan spells with Vicenza Calcio, Torino F.C. and...
- 00. Alessandro PotenzaAlessandro PotenzaAlessandro Potenza is an Italian football defender, who currently plays for Calcio Catania of the Italian Serie A.-FC Internazionale Milano:...
Midfielders
- 05.
Emre BelözoğluEmre BelözogluEmre Belözoğlu is a Turkish football midfielder who plays for Fenerbahçe.Having also played for clubs Galatasaray, Internazionale, and Newcastle United, Emre has been a part of the Turkey national team at the 2002 World Cup and at Euro 2008 among other tournaments... - 06. Cristiano ZanettiCristiano ZanettiCristiano Zanetti is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Brescia.-Early career:He played for Fiorentina , Venezia , Reggiana before joined Internazionale at age of 21....
- 07.
Andy van der MeydeAndy van der MeydeAndy van der Meijde, anglicised to van der Meyde , is a Dutch former footballer who played as a right winger.After making a name for himself at Ajax, he went on to represent Internazionale and Everton, his spell at the latter club being cut due to several problems, both on and off the pitch.A Dutch... - 08. Sabri LamouchiSabri LamouchiSabri Lamouchi is a French football midfielder of Tunisian descent.Lamouchi started his professional career with Alès in France. During his time there, he impressed Auxerre and played with them for four years. He then went on to join Monaco before being snapped up by Parma of Italy...
- 11.
Dejan StankovićDejan StankovicDejan Stanković is a Serbian association football player who plays for the Italian Serie A side Inter. He captained the Serbian national football team until 2011, when he announced his retirement from international football... - 14.
Francisco Farinós - 18. Kily González
- 19.
Giorgos KaragounisGiorgos KaragounisGiorgos Karagounis is a Greek footballer who currently plays for Panathinaikos . He is best remembered for scoring the first goal of UEFA Euro 2004, a very long range effort that helped his team to win the opening game of the tournament, in which the Greeks surprisingly emerged as champions.His... - 21. Nicola BeatiNicola BeatiNicola Beati is an Italian football who plays for Crotone.-Football career:He started his career at Internazionale's youth system...
- 22. Okan BurukOkan BurukOkan Buruk is a Turkish former international footballer who played in the midfielder position. He played for Galatasaray, Internazionale, Beşiktaş, and İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor...
- 28. Mario RebecchiMario RebecchiMario Rebecchi is an Italian football midfielder. He currently plays for Lecco.-Career:Rebecchi started his career at Internazionale. He made his first team debut against A.S. Bari of a Coppa Italia match, on 4 December 2002....
- 29. Fabrizio BiavaFabrizio BiavaFabrizio Biava is an Italian footballer.-Football career:Biava started his career at Internazionale. He won the Primavera Champions in 2001–02. In summer 2003, He was promoted to first team along with Alex Cordaz...
- 00.
Khalilou FadigaKhalilou FadigaKhalilou Fadiga is a Senegalese footballer midfielder who plays for KSV Temse in Belgium. He also holds a Belgian passport.-Early career:Fadiga moved to France when he was six years old... - 00.
LucianoLuciano Siqueira de OliveiraLuciano Siqueira de Oliveira, known as Luciano and previously Eriberto is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Chievo.-Biography:...
Attackers
- 03.
Mohamed KallonMohamed KallonMohamed Kallon is a Sierra Leonean international footballer and considered the most famous footballer from Sierra Leone. He is currently playing for I-League club Viva Kerala FC-Personal life:... - 09. Julio CruzJulio Ricardo CruzJulio Ricardo Cruz is a former Argentine footballer.-Early career:A tall, physical striker at , Cruz started his career with Banfield in 1993. He moved to River Plate in 1996.-Feyenoord:...
- 10. AdrianoAdriano Leite RibeiroAdriano Leite Ribeiro , commonly known as simply Adriano, is a Brazilian footballer who played striker who currently plays for Corinthians...
- 20.
Álvaro RecobaÁlvaro RecobaÁlvaro Alexander Recoba Rivero , nicknamed "El Chino", is a Uruguayan footballer currently playing for Primera División Uruguaya side Club Nacional de Football... - 30.
Obafemi MartinsObafemi MartinsObafemi Akinwunmi Martins is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Rubin Kazan and the Nigeria national team. He is known for his speed on the ball.... - 32. Christian VieriChristian VieriChristian Vieri is a retired Italian footballer who played as a centre forward.Vieri was named in the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living footballers selected by Pelé as a part of FIFA's centenary celebrations...
- 99. Isah EliakwuIsah EliakwuIsah "Aly" Abdulahi Eliakwu , is a Nigerian footballer. He is currently playing for FC Anzhi Makhachkala.-Early career:After the abolition of the non-EU quota per team in 2000–01 season, Eliakwu joined Reggiana, where he played along with countrymen Stephen Makinwa, Akande Ajide, Adewale Wahab,...
Games
Top Scorers
Christian VieriChristian Vieri
Christian Vieri is a retired Italian footballer who played as a centre forward.Vieri was named in the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living footballers selected by Pelé as a part of FIFA's centenary celebrations...
13 Álvaro Recoba
Álvaro Recoba
Álvaro Alexander Recoba Rivero , nicknamed "El Chino", is a Uruguayan footballer currently playing for Primera División Uruguaya side Club Nacional de Football...
8 Adriano
Adriano Leite Ribeiro
Adriano Leite Ribeiro , commonly known as simply Adriano, is a Brazilian footballer who played striker who currently plays for Corinthians...
7 Julio Cruz
Julio Ricardo Cruz
Julio Ricardo Cruz is a former Argentine footballer.-Early career:A tall, physical striker at , Cruz started his career with Banfield in 1993. He moved to River Plate in 1996.-Feyenoord:...
7 Obafemi Martins
Obafemi Martins
Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Rubin Kazan and the Nigeria national team. He is known for his speed on the ball....
7 Dejan Stanković
Dejan Stankovic
Dejan Stanković is a Serbian association football player who plays for the Italian Serie A side Inter. He captained the Serbian national football team until 2011, when he announced his retirement from international football...
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