1 February 1894
Birth of Renzo De Vecchi, 'il Figlio di Dio'
Renzo De Vecchi was born on 1 February 1894 in Milan, the city whose colours he would first wear as a teenage prodigy. A cultured, unhurried full-back who read the game like a seasoned veteran while still a boy, he would be immortalised in Italian football lore as 'il Figlio di Dio' - the Son of God. His precocious genius belonged to Milan before it belonged to the whole peninsula.
Sources
- Gianni Brera, Storia critica del calcio italiano
- Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio (Panini)
- Wikipedia: Renzo De Vecchi