Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
direttore tecnico and direttore sportivo
English translation:
manager and director of football (UK English)
Added to glossary by
reubenius
May 15, 2007 18:40
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Italian term
direttore tecnico XXXX and direttore sportivo XXXX
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Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | manager and director of football |
reubenius
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| 4 | trainer/coach and team manager |
BristolTEc
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| 3 | Coach and Mister |
momo savino
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May 16, 2007 07:17: reubenius Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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manager and director of football
In UK English the direttore tecnico is known as the manager and many clubs now appoint a "director of football".
Lots of google hits.
Also check this out:
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direttore_sportivo
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-05-15 20:05:59 GMT)
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Or direttore tecnico could be 'technical director', depending on the context (put Marco Branca inter into google!)
Lots of google hits.
Also check this out:
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direttore_sportivo
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-05-15 20:05:59 GMT)
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Or direttore tecnico could be 'technical director', depending on the context (put Marco Branca inter into google!)
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Comment: "Thank you so much! I used technical director and team manager."
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BristolTEc
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trainer/coach and team manager
According to Collins Italian dictionary
(i.e. direttore tecnico = trainer or coach, direttore sportivo = team manager)
(i.e. direttore tecnico = trainer or coach, direttore sportivo = team manager)
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Coach and Mister
I hear those all the time (too many American films?)
Note from asker:
| True, I relate as well. They seem like more informal titles than team manager and technical director. |
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