Bruno Bolchi
 Bolchi (right) in 1962 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 February 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Milan, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 27 September 2022 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Florence, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1963 |
Inter | 109 | (10) |
| 1963–1964 |
Verona | 19 | (0) |
| 1964–1965 |
Atalanta | 25 | (2) |
| 1965–1970 |
Torino | 89 | (0) |
| 1970-1972 | Pro Patria | 25 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1961 | Italy | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1971–1972 | Pro Patria | ||
| 1972–1973 |
Pistoiese | ||
| 1973–1974 | Unione Valdinievole | ||
| 1974–1975 |
Sorrento | ||
| 1975–1976 |
Messina | ||
| 1976–1978 |
Pistoiese | ||
| 1978–1979 |
Novara | ||
| 1980–1981 |
Atalanta | ||
| 1982–1983 |
Cesena | ||
| 1983–1986 |
Bari | ||
| 1986–1987 |
Cesena | ||
| 1987–1988 |
Arezzo | ||
| 1988–1989 |
Pisa | ||
| 1989–1990 |
Reggina | ||
| 1990–1991 | Brescia | ||
| 1991–1992 |
Avellino | ||
| 1992–1993 |
Lecce | ||
| 1993–1995 |
Cesena | ||
| 1995–1997 |
Lucchese | ||
| 1997–1998 |
Monza | ||
| 1999 |
Reggina | ||
| 2000–2001 |
Genoa | ||
| 2001–2002 | Ternana | ||
| 2003 |
Messina | ||
| 2004 | Ternana | ||
| 2005 |
Catanzaro | ||
| 2007 |
Messina | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bruno Bolchi (Italian pronunciation: Torino, as well as the Italy national team. Bolchi was depicted in the first ever Panini sticker to be printed in 1961.
Club career
Born in
Torino, where he ended his playing career in 1970, also winning the Coppa Italia
with the latter club in 1968.
International career
Bolchi appeared for the Italy national team on four occasions, all in 1961.
Managerial career
Bolchi started his coaching career in 1971 with
Pisa
head coach, but he was sacked after the 22nd matchday.
On 23 April 2007, with just five matches remaining before the end of the league, Bolchi was appointed head coach of
Messina, a team he already coached in their 1975–76 Serie C
campaign and, for six matches, at the end of the 2002–03 season, in Serie B. He did not manage to avoid relegation, also due to Messina's poor league table well before his appointment, and finally retired from football after the end of the season.
Death
Bolchi died in Florence on 27 September 2022, at the age of 82.[2]
Honours
Player
Inter
Torino
- Coppa Italia: 1967–68
Manager
Pistoiese
- Serie C2, Girone B: 1976–77
Bari
- Serie C1: 1983–84
References
- ^ "Bruno Bolchi, uno di noi" (in Italian). Il Sole 24 Ore. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "E' morto Bruno "Maciste" Bolchi, aveva 82 anni" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
External links
- MessinaStory (in Italian)