Ivano Bonetti

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Ivano Bonetti
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-08-01) 1 August 1964 (age 59)
Place of birth Brescia, Italy
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)
Left midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1984 Brescia 70 (3)
1984–1985
Genoa
 31 (1)
1985–1988 Juventus 18 (2)
1987–1988
Atalanta
 26 (2)
1988–1990
Bologna
 62 (3)
1990–1993
Sampdoria
 61 (0)
1993–1994
Bologna
 18 (2)
1994–1995 Brescia 16 (0)
1994–1995
Torino
 5 (0)
1995–1996 Grimsby Town 19 (3)
1996–1997 Tranmere Rovers 13 (2)
1997 Crystal Palace 2 (0)
1997–1999
Genoa
 55 (1)
1999–2000
Sestrese
 19 (0)
2000–2002 Dundee 18 (2)
Total 433 (20)
Managerial career
2000–2002 Dundee
2004–2010
Pescina Valle del Giovenco

(Director of Football)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ivano Bonetti (born 1 August 1964) is an Italian

manager
, club director and former professional footballer, the current CEO and president & owner of Mobisafe.

As a player he was a

A.S. Pescina Valle del Giovenco
where he remained until 2010.

Playing career

Italy

Born in

Torino, before moving to England later in 1995.[1]

Grimsby Town

Initial impact

When Bonetti signed for Grimsby Town in 1995; it brought massive national attention to the club and he became an instant fans' favourite. The loyalty of the fans was tested when it was announced that £100,000 was needed to hire Bonetti from the American management company that held the rights to his "services and image"; this was raised by £50,000 from the fans and £50,000 from Bonetti himself, further increasing his appeal. Grimsby, under FIFA regulations, were not allowed to deal with the company and probably could not have afforded the money anyway.[2]

The love affair was completed when he scored the winning goal against West Brom, then managed by former Grimsby boss Alan Buckley and featuring several former Grimsby players.[3]

The "plate of chicken" incident

On 10 February 1996, an incident after a 3–2 defeat away to Luton Town led to the departure of Bonetti from Blundell Park.[4] Just a month before, Grimsby had beaten them 7–1 in the FA Cup third round. Apparently Brian Laws, angry after the defeat, threw a plate of chicken wings at Bonetti, who he felt did not try hard enough, leaving him with a fractured cheekbone.[5] At the end of the season Bonetti left for

Genoa
.

Legacy

In 1998, a consortium looking to take over Grimsby Town were planning to install Bonetti as manager, though this later fell through.[7]

Coaching career

Ivano, along with brother

2001–02 season in a disappointing ninth place. He was sacked on 2 July 2002 by the club management.[9] A few months later he claimed back £800,000 from Dundee, declaring he had loaned the money to his former club in order to perform the signing of Fabián Caballero.[10]

Between 2004 and 2010 he had a spell as director of football of

A.S. Pescina Valle del Giovenco.[11]

In August 2020, Bonetti joined

Rimini as head youth coach.[12]

Personal life

Bonetti is married and has three children.

Roma and won two caps for Italy.[1]

Media and business interests

Bonetti became an

Manchester United.[13]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 12 May 2002[16]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Dundee 29 July 2000 12 May 2002 90 29 21 40 032.2
Total 90 29 21 40 032.2

Honours

Juventus[1]

Sampdoria[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Stefano Bedeschi (4 August 2014). "Gli eroi in bianconero: Ivano BONETTI" (in Italian). Tutto Juve. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  2. ^ Moore, Glenn (2 December 1995). "Bonetti discovers paradise after Juventus". Independent, The (London). Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2007.
  3. ISBN 978-0-9557889-3-2
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  4. ^ Nixon, Alan (13 February 1996). "Bonetti walks out on Grimsby". The Independent. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  5. ^ Fordyce, Tom (17 February 2003). "When managers attack". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2007.
  6. ^ "The Curious Case of Ivano Bonetti, A Tranmere Legend". fanzinecolumns.wordpress.com. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ Ault, Richard (16 March 2005). "Where are they now? – Ivano Bonetti". roversrearguard.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2007.
  8. ^ Taylor, Chris (12 May 2000). "Dundee turn to Bonetti brothers". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  9. ^ Lamont, Alasdair (2 July 2002). "The Bonetti years". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 June 2007.
  10. ^ "Bonetti to sue Dundee". BBC Sport. 18 May 2003. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  11. ^ "Juventus legend Rossi back in football at Pescina". Tribalfootball.com. 6 August 2009. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  12. ^ "Calcio, per il settore giovanile del Rimini inizia l'era Bonetti". Reimini Today (in Italian). 22 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  13. ^ a b Camedda, Paolo (1 August 2021). "Ivano Bonetti, il jolly di Brescia: dagli Scudetti in A a primo emigrante in Inghilterra". Goal Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  14. ^ Troncana, Alessandra (12 September 2016). "Il rimedio ai danni da cellulare: l'idea dell'ex calciatore Bonetti". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  15. ^ "2017 presentazione ita.pages - SkudoWave" (PDF). Skudowave. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Ivano Bonetti's managerial career". Soccerbase.

External links

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