Walter De Vecchi (born 18 February 1955 in

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, Italy) is an Italian professional

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and a former player who played as a defender or

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. He is currently managing one of the youth teams of A.C. Milan.

Career

De Vecchi began with his hometown club

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, but would play for Varese and Monza- most notably playing a key role in the latter club's bid to win promotion to Serie A. Returning to Milan for the 1978–79 season, he would be a regular player in a side that won the Serie A championship before moving to

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in 1981. He forged a midfield partnership at Ascoli with

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, and the two finished joint top scorers in the 1982–83 season with 7 goals each. He later played for

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and Reggiana, retiring in 1992.

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Italian men's footballers 1955 births Living people Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players AC Milan players SSD Varese Calcio players AC Monza players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players SSC Napoli players Bologna FC 1909 players AC Reggiana 1919 players AC Carpi managers Italian football managers Venezia FC managers Cosenza Calcio managers Como 1907 managers AC Cesena managers SPAL managers AC Milan non-playing staff Men's association football midfielders Men's association football defenders Footballers from Milan 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-footy-midfielder-1950s-stub