Herbert Kilpin
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Herbert Kilpin | ||
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Full name | Herbert Kilpin | |
Date of birth | January 28, 1870 | |
Place of birth | Nottingham, England | |
Playing position | Defender / midfielder | |
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
18??-?? 18??-?? 1891-99 1900-07 |
Notts Olympic Saint Andrews Internazionale Torino AC Milan |
? (?) ? (?) ? (?) 27 (7) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Herbert Kilpin (January 28, 1870 – 1916) was an English footballer. He started playing in his home town with Notts Olympic and then he played with Saint Andrews, before moving to Italy in 1891 where he became one of the charter member and a player of Internazionale Torino. In 1898 he moved to Milan where, the following year, founded A.C. Milan with Alfred Edwards. Kilpin became the first captain of the Rossoneri, as well as the first coach. He played eight season with the team and won three national titles (1901, 1906 and 1907). When World War I broke out, he came back to England, where he died in 1916.