Bruno Giordano

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This article is about the Italian footballer. For the Italian politician, see Bruno Giordano (politician). For the 16th-century Italian philosopher, see Giordano Bruno.
Not to be confused with Giordano Bruno (disambiguation).

Bruno Giordano
Giordano with Lazio
Personal information
Full name Bruno Giordano
Date of birth (1956-08-13) 13 August 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)
Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1985
Lazio
 203 (86)
1985–1988
Napoli
 78 (23)
1988–1989
Ascoli
 26 (10)
1989–1990
Bologna
 33 (7)
1990–1992
Ascoli
 37 (3)
Total 377 (129)
International career
1976–1983 Italy U-21 13 (5)
1979 Italy Olympic 2 (3)
1978–1985 Italy 13 (1)
Managerial career
1993–1994
Monterotondo
1995–1996
Fano
1996–1997
Crotone
1997–1998 Frosinone
1998–1999
Ancona
1999–2000
Nocerina
2000–2001 Lecco
2001–2002
Tivoli
2002–2003
L'Aquila
2003–2005
Reggiana
2006
Catanzaro
2006–2007
Messina
2009
Pisa
2011 Ternana
2013–2014
Ascoli
2015–2016
Tatabánya
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bruno Giordano (Italian pronunciation:

Napoli. Giordano was a prolific striker with good technique and dribbling ability, and also possessed an accurate and powerful shot with either foot; due to his characteristics, he was regarded as the heir of Giorgio Chinaglia.[1][2]

Club career

Born in

Lazio, debuting in Serie A on 5 October 1975. He soon established himself as one of the most effective Italian strikers, winning the Serie A capocannoniere title during the 1978–79 season, scoring 19 goals.[1][2]

In 1980, he was arrested under the charge of participating in the

Milan to re-gain promotion to Serie A the following season. He is currently Lazio's all-time top goalscorer in the Coppa Italia
.

In 1985, Giordano was sold to

Ascoli, before turning to a coaching career.[1][2]

International career

Giordano represented Italy at U-21 level, scoring eight goals in 16 appearances level, and under manager Azeglio Vicini, he was called up as an over-aged member of the team in the 1978 European Under-21 Championship (where the squad reached the quarter finals). He also made three appearances for Italy's Olympic squad, scoring twice. Giordano made his senior Italy national team debut on 5 December 1978, coming on as a substitute for Francesco Graziani in a 1–0 friendly victory over Spain, and playing alongside Paolo Rossi.[2] He was capped 13 times for Italy in total, scoring one goal in a 3–0 friendly win over Greece;[4] despite his success at club level, he never represented Italy at a major tournament, and only two of his international appearances came in competitive matches, with both being UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying matches.[2]

Managerial career

Giordano's managing career before coaching Messina was somewhat modest, starting in 1993–94 with

Catanzaro, in a situation widely similar to Reggiana's. Notably, Catanzaro was relegated to Serie C in that season, and declared bankruptcy soon after.[2]

In the summer of 2006, Giordano was announced as the new coach of

Ascoli, Giordano was sacked, but then reappointed by Messina chairman Pietro Franza on 2 April, following the firing of the replacement coach Alberto Cavasin. In his second tenure at Messina, Giordano lost all four matches before being sacked again on 23 April, only 21 days after his reappointment. He was replaced by Bruno Bolchi
.

In April 2009 he was appointed by

Giampiero Ventura as head coach of the nerazzurri.[5] He then briefly served as head coach of Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Ternana
in 2011.

From the end of October 2013 he was the coach of

Ascoli
, departing in 2014.

Honours

Napoli[1]

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "AZZURRI PER SEMPRE – La tecnica di Bruno Giordano: componente della Ma-Gi-Ca" (in Italian). PianetaAzzurro.it. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Bruno Giordano" (in Italian). Storie di Calcio. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  3. Richardson, James (3 April 2007). "Serie A's comeback kid eyes another miracle"
    . Guardian Unlimited. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Giordano, Bruno" (in Italian). FIGC. Archived from the original on 10 March 2005. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  5. ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: LA PANCHINA DEL PISA CALCIO AFFIDATA A BRUNO GIORDANO" (in Italian). Pisa Calcio. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2009. [dead link‍]
  6. ^ Roberto Di Maggio; Igor Kramarsic; Alberto Novello (11 June 2015). "Italy - Serie A Top Scorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  7. ^ Roberto Di Maggio; Davide Rota (4 June 2015). "Italy - Coppa Italia Top Scorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 29 October 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Italy - Serie B Top Scorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
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