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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 20 November 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Paularo, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 25 September 1993 (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | Rieti, Italy | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 1946–1948 | Rieti | 56 | (0) |
| 1948–1951 | Salernitana | 87 | (8) |
| 1951–1953 | Napoli | 7 | (1) |
| 1953–1954 | Catanzaro | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1953–1955 | Rieti | ||
| 1955–1957 | Todi | ||
| 1957–1958 | Rieti | ||
| 1958–1959 | Ortona | ||
| 1959–1961 | Vicenza (assistant) | ||
| 1961–1965 | Vicenza | ||
| 1965–1966 | Bologna | ||
| 1966–1967 | Cagliari | ||
| 1967 | Chicago Mustangs | ||
| 1968–1972 | Cagliari | ||
| 1973 | Roma | ||
| 1974–1976 | Vicenza | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Manlio Scopigno (20 November 1925 – 25 September 1993) was an Italian professional football player and coach. Known as "il Filosofo" (the Philosopher), [1] [2] he is best known for coaching Cagliari to win their only Serie A title in 1970.
Playing career
Born in Paularo, in the province of Udine, he moved to Rieti at a young age. [2] He began playing as a right-back for Rieti between the Serie C and Serie B. [3]
He moved to Salernitana, with whom he played in the Serie B; in the 1948–49 season, Scopigno played as a goalkeeper against Lecce due to Aldo De Fazio's injury; he conceded four goals. [4]
In 1951, he joined Napoli. [3] After scoring his first Serie A goal against Como, Scopigno suffered a knee injury in 1951; this ultimately ended his career, as he only played a few more games for Napoli and Catanzaro. [3]
Managerial career
After having coached Rieti, Todi and Ortona, Scopigno was appointed assistant coach of Vicenza in 1959. [3] He became head coach in 1961, remaining in charge until 1965. [3]
Scopigno had a short experience with Bologna in the 1965–66 Serie A, before being appointed head coach of newly-promoted side Cagliari in 1966. [3] In 1967, Cagliari participated in the United Soccer Association as the " Chicago Mustangs"; Scopigno led his side to a third-place finish. [5] He helped Cagliari win their first Serie A title in the 1969–70 season. [3] Scopigno left in 1972. [3]
Scopigno ended his coaching career having also taken charge of Roma in 1973 and Vicenza between 1974 and 1976. [3]
Honours
Manager
Cagliari
References
- ^ Marrocu, Luciano; Bachis, Francesco; Deplano, Valeria (2015). La Sardegna contemporanea. Idee, luoghi, processi culturali (in Italian). Roma: Donzelli. p. 649. ISBN 978-8868432447.
- ^ a b "Cagliari Calcio Hall of Fame" (PDF) (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Camedda, Paolo (12 April 2020). "Manlio Scopigno, l'allenatore filosofo cacciato da Cagliari per una pipì". Goal.com. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ Vitale, Giovanni (2010). Salernitana storia di gol sorrisi e affanni (in Italian). International Printing Editore. p. 127. ISBN 978-88-7868-094-4.
- ^ "Con Scopigno negli States 47 anni fa". La Nuova Sardegna (in Italian). 30 May 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
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- 1993 deaths
- Footballers from the Province of Udine
- Italian men's footballers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- FC Rieti players
- US Salernitana 1919 players
- SSC Napoli players
- US Catanzaro 1929 players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Serie C players
- Italian football managers
- FC Rieti managers
- LR Vicenza managers
- Bologna FC 1909 managers
- Cagliari Calcio managers
- Chicago Mustangs (1967–68) head coaches
- AS Roma managers
- Serie A managers
- Serie B managers
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- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) head coaches
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 November 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Paularo, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 25 September 1993 (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | Rieti, Italy | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 1946–1948 | Rieti | 56 | (0) |
| 1948–1951 | Salernitana | 87 | (8) |
| 1951–1953 | Napoli | 7 | (1) |
| 1953–1954 | Catanzaro | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1953–1955 | Rieti | ||
| 1955–1957 | Todi | ||
| 1957–1958 | Rieti | ||
| 1958–1959 | Ortona | ||
| 1959–1961 | Vicenza (assistant) | ||
| 1961–1965 | Vicenza | ||
| 1965–1966 | Bologna | ||
| 1966–1967 | Cagliari | ||
| 1967 | Chicago Mustangs | ||
| 1968–1972 | Cagliari | ||
| 1973 | Roma | ||
| 1974–1976 | Vicenza | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Manlio Scopigno (20 November 1925 – 25 September 1993) was an Italian professional football player and coach. Known as "il Filosofo" (the Philosopher), [1] [2] he is best known for coaching Cagliari to win their only Serie A title in 1970.
Playing career
Born in Paularo, in the province of Udine, he moved to Rieti at a young age. [2] He began playing as a right-back for Rieti between the Serie C and Serie B. [3]
He moved to Salernitana, with whom he played in the Serie B; in the 1948–49 season, Scopigno played as a goalkeeper against Lecce due to Aldo De Fazio's injury; he conceded four goals. [4]
In 1951, he joined Napoli. [3] After scoring his first Serie A goal against Como, Scopigno suffered a knee injury in 1951; this ultimately ended his career, as he only played a few more games for Napoli and Catanzaro. [3]
Managerial career
After having coached Rieti, Todi and Ortona, Scopigno was appointed assistant coach of Vicenza in 1959. [3] He became head coach in 1961, remaining in charge until 1965. [3]
Scopigno had a short experience with Bologna in the 1965–66 Serie A, before being appointed head coach of newly-promoted side Cagliari in 1966. [3] In 1967, Cagliari participated in the United Soccer Association as the " Chicago Mustangs"; Scopigno led his side to a third-place finish. [5] He helped Cagliari win their first Serie A title in the 1969–70 season. [3] Scopigno left in 1972. [3]
Scopigno ended his coaching career having also taken charge of Roma in 1973 and Vicenza between 1974 and 1976. [3]
Honours
Manager
Cagliari
References
- ^ Marrocu, Luciano; Bachis, Francesco; Deplano, Valeria (2015). La Sardegna contemporanea. Idee, luoghi, processi culturali (in Italian). Roma: Donzelli. p. 649. ISBN 978-8868432447.
- ^ a b "Cagliari Calcio Hall of Fame" (PDF) (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Camedda, Paolo (12 April 2020). "Manlio Scopigno, l'allenatore filosofo cacciato da Cagliari per una pipì". Goal.com. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ Vitale, Giovanni (2010). Salernitana storia di gol sorrisi e affanni (in Italian). International Printing Editore. p. 127. ISBN 978-88-7868-094-4.
- ^ "Con Scopigno negli States 47 anni fa". La Nuova Sardegna (in Italian). 30 May 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
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| This biographical article related to association football in Italy, about a defender born in the 1920s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1925 births
- 1993 deaths
- Footballers from the Province of Udine
- Italian men's footballers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- FC Rieti players
- US Salernitana 1919 players
- SSC Napoli players
- US Catanzaro 1929 players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Serie C players
- Italian football managers
- FC Rieti managers
- LR Vicenza managers
- Bologna FC 1909 managers
- Cagliari Calcio managers
- Chicago Mustangs (1967–68) head coaches
- AS Roma managers
- Serie A managers
- Serie B managers
- Serie C managers
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) head coaches
- Italian expatriate football managers
- Italian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate soccer coaches in the United States
- Italian football defender stubs