Dante Brogno

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Dante Brogno
Personal information
Date of birth (1966-05-02) 2 May 1966 (age 57)
Place of birth Charleroi, Belgium
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1986–2001 Charleroi
Managerial career
2001–2002 Charleroi (assistant)
2002–2003 Charleroi
2003–2007 Charleroi (assistant)
2007–2009 Charleroi (youth)
2009–2010 Olympic Charleroi
2010–2012 Union Saint-Gilloise
2012–2014 AFC Tubize
2015–2016 La Louvière Centre
2016–2019 RFC Liège
2019–2022 Francs Borains
2022– RAEC Mons
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dante Brogno (born 2 May 1966) is a Belgian former football player and manager who played as a forward.

He grew up in Marchienne-au-Pont as a descendant of Calabrian immigrants. His brother Toni Brogno became a professional footballer too, [1] as did Dantes's son Loris Brogno. [2]

Spending fifteen years at R. Charleroi S.C. as a player, Brogno scored a record-setting 108 goals in 389 games. Brogno then started his managing career as assistant and later manager of that club. [1] [3] [4]

He was called up to represent Belgium, but was an unused substitute against Wales in October 1997. [1] [5]

In September 2022 he took over as manager of RAEC Mons. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Il était une fois un Diable: Dante Brogno" (in French). Proximus.be. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  2. Delforge, Jérémy (29 September 2016). "Le ballon rond au cœur d'une vie: Rencontre avec la famille Brogno" (in French). DHNet.be . Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  3. Dante Brogno at WorldFootball.net
  4. Dante Brogno at FootballDatabase.eu
  5. Diables Rouges - Tour préliminaire - France - 1998 - Match de groupe 7, RBFA
  6. El Nakadi, Jâd (23 September 2022). "Dante Brogno, ex-buteur du Sporting de Charleroi, nouvel entraîneur du RAEC Mons" (in French). RTBF . Retrieved 19 June 2023.