Sergio Buso
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 April 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Padua, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 24 December 2011 (aged 61) | ||
| Place of death | Milan, Italy | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1972 | Padova | 70 | (0) |
| 1972–1975 |
Bologna | 61 | (0) |
| 1975–1976 | Cagliari | 8 | (0) |
| 1976–1977 |
Novara | 23 | (0) |
| 1977–1978 | Taranto | 20 | (0) |
| 1978–1979 |
Teramo | 35 | (0) |
| 1979–1980 | Taranto | 16 | (0) |
| 1980–1984 |
Pisa | 40 | (0) |
| 1984–1985 |
Mantova | 1 | (0) |
| 1985–1986 | Lucchese | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 275 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1993–1994 |
Trento | ||
| 1999 |
Bologna | ||
| 2000–2001 | Taranto | ||
| 2004–2005 | Fiorentina | ||
| 2005 |
Catanzaro | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sergio Buso (3 April 1950 – 24 December 2011) was an Italian football coach and goalkeeper.
Playing career
Buso started his professional career with hometown club
Coaching career
After his retirement, Buso decided to stay at
Trento
.
After a short stint as
Serie C2 club Taranto
, leading his side to direct promotion by the end of the season.
In 2001, he left Taranto to become new goalkeeping coach at
Reggina
one year later.
In 2004, he was appointed goalkeeping coach of newly promoted Serie A club
Catanzaro
, being however dismissed after a few weeks due to poor results.
In 2006, he accepted to serve as Roberto Donadoni's assistant in the Italy national team, a role he took until 2008. He then rejoined Donadoni during his short-lived period as head coach of Napoli.[1]
Death
Buso died on 24 December 2011, succumbing to a serious form of leukemia from which he had suffered for years.[1]
Honours
Player
- Bologna
- Coppa Italia: 1973–74[1]