Herbert Kilpin
English footballer (1870–1916) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Herbert Kilpin (24 January 1870 – 22 October 1916) was an English football player and manager, best known as the main founding father of AC Milan. After playing as an amateur in his native city of Nottingham, in the early 1890s he moved to Italy to work in the textile industry and he became one of the pioneers of football in the country, first as a player for Internazionale Torino and then as player, manager, and charter member of Milan.
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Date of birth | (1870-01-24)24 January 1870 | ||
Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
Date of death | 22 October 1916(1916-10-22) (aged 46) | ||
Place of death | Milan, Italy | ||
Position(s) | Utility player | ||
Youth career | |||
Garibaldi Nottingham | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Notts Olympic | |||
Saint Andrews | |||
1891–1899 | Internazionale Torino | ||
1899–1908 | AC Milan | 23 | (7) |
Managerial career | |||
1899–1906 | AC Milan | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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