Former Japan men's football team manager Alberto Zaccheroni has been taken to an intensive care unit after falling and hitting his head at his home in Italy, local media reported Friday.

The 69-year-old Italian managed several clubs in his home country, including AC Milan, Inter, Lazio and Juventus, before his appointment as Japan boss in 2010.

Japan stunned Argentina 1-0 in their first game under Zaccheroni and also achieved other impressive results in friendlies against strong opponents such as France and the Netherlands.

He led Japan to their most recent Asian Cup title in 2011 in Qatar and was in charge at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, stepping down after the Samurai Blue exited from the group stage without a win.

Zaccheroni was a member of FIFA's technical study group at last year's World Cup in Qatar.

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