Emiliano Bigica

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Emiliano Bigica
Personal information
Full name Emiliano Francesco Bigica
Date of birth (1973-09-04) 4 September 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth Bari, Italy
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sassuolo U19
(head coach)
Youth career
0000–1981 Bari
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1992 Empoli 7 (0)
1992–1993 Potenza 27 (0)
1993–1995 Bari 60 (2)
1995–2001 Fiorentina 60 (0)
2001 Napoli 2 (0)
2001–2002 Salernitana 11 (0)
2002–2003 Napoli 11 (0)
2003 Nocerina 14 (0)
2003–2004 Mantova 10 (0)
2004–2005 Potenza 16 (0)
2005–2007 Novara 22 (0)
International career
1994 Italy U21 1 (0)
Managerial career
2007–2009 Novara U17
2009–2010 Vigevano
2011–2012 Verbania
2012–2013 Sporting Bellinzago
2014–2016 Empoli U17
2016–2017 Italy U17
2017–2020 Fiorentina U19
2020– Sassuolo U19
2024 Sassuolo (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Emiliano Bigica (born 4 September 1973) is an Italian former footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Playing career

After playing at youth level for Bari, Bigica started his professional career in 1991 for Empoli. He successively went on to have a career in the major leagues of Italian football, making his Serie A debut in 1994 with Bari and then joining Fiorentina in 1995, with whom he spent four seasons and won a Coppa Italia and an Italian Supercup. He retired in 2007.

Coaching career

After retiring, Bigica went on to a coaching career which started in 2007 as part of the youth system of Novara. After a few seasons at the amateur level of Piedmont, in 2014 he returned to work at the youth level with Empoli, successively working in charge of the Italy U17 and then Fiorentina U19 and Sassuolo U19.

On 25 February 2024, Bigica was temporarily promoted as head coach in charge of the first team of Sassuolo, following the dismissal of Alessio Dionisi. [1]

Honours

Fiorentina

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References

  1. ↑ "COMUNICATO US SASSUOLO CALCIO" (in Italian). US Sassuolo Calcio. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "Italy - Coppa Italia History". RSSSF . Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Italy Super Cup Finals". RSSSF . Retrieved 9 July 2021.


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