the most successful manager of the youth sector in the history of Serie A leaves after 33 years – Corriere.it

After 33 years, the last 13 as manager of the succulent youth sector, Robert Samaden leave Inter. It will happen on June 30: he will not renew the contract, as he has already communicated to the president Steven Zhang, to the ceo Beppe Marotta and director Piero Ausilio. As reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport, it was Ausilio himself who pushed for his appointment in 2010 as head of the Nerazzurri cantera, a choice that proved to be the perfect choice given the results obtained over the years. At Inter Samaden is the man of the championships: with the youth team he won 16 and played a total of 22 finals for the Italian flag. Important numbers: the most successful manager in the history of Italian football at the youth sector level.

From the first championship won on 28 June 2012, with the Under 15 team coached at the time by Salvatore Cerrone the last one (but there is still time until June 30) which dates back to May 31, 2022, with the Primavera led by Cristian Chivu. Divided as follows: four championships with the Primavera, as many with the Under 15, three with the Berretti, three with the Under 17, one with the Under 16 and one with the Under 14. Without forgetting the Next Generation 2011-12 with Andrea Stramaccioni on the bench, the three editions of the Viareggio Tournament, five Super Cups and a Coppa Italia Primavera.

But when you manage a youth sector, the real triumph is training players ready for the first team. And from 2010 to today many have grown, then arrived in A, B or even in the national team such as Dimarco, Bonazzoli, Biraghi, Pinamonti, Faraoni, Casadei, Duncan, Bessa, Benassi, Gnonto, Fabbian and Di Gregorio in addition to the Esposito brothers and to the Carboni brothers. And now? The viale Liberazione club will go in search of a new manager of the nursery, supervised by the deputy director Dario Baccin. Samaden, who enjoys the esteem of Gabriele Gravina, has been collaborating with the FIGC since 2010 and has been coordinator of the youth football development section since 2019.