Alain Bettagno

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Alain Bettagno
Personal information
Date of birth 9 November 1968
Place of birth Seraing, Belgium
Position(s) Midfielder
Winger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
-1988 R.F.C. Seraing
`1988-1989 Club Brugge KV 6 (0)
-1996 Standard Liège 137+ (31+)
1996-1997 FC Linz [1] 27 (2)
1997-1999 FC Gueugnon 46 (10)
1999-2000 R.A.A. Louviéroise
2000-2001 RFC Liège
2002-2002 R.C.S. Verviétois
International career
1994-1995 Belgium 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alain Bettagno (born 9 November 1968 in Belgium) is a Belgian retired footballer. [2]

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He earned two caps with the Belgium national team.

Career

Bettagno started his career with Seraing, the club his father supported, and was one of a few youth graduates from the club. [3] After relegation to the Belgian second division, he stayed with the team on his father's wishes despite offers from the top division. [3] In 1988, he signed for Bruges for twelve million francs, which saved Seraing from bankruptcy. [3] However, his career was blighted by injuries, including one in the 1993 Belgian Cup final, which caused him to miss the 1994 World Cup. [3]

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