Gianfranco Bellotto

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Gianfranco Bellotto
Personal information
Date of birth (1949-07-02) 2 July 1949 (age 75)
Place of birth Camposampiero, Italy
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Campetra
Giorgione
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1968–1970 Giorgione 57 (3)
1970–1972 Solbiatese 41 (6)
1972–1973 Reggina 31 (1)
1973–1974 Brescia 31 (2)
1974–1977 Modena 108 (10)
1977–1981 Ascoli 123 (16)
1981–1984 Sampdoria 72 (1)
1984–1986 Mestre 31 (1)
Total494(40)
Managerial career
1987–1989 Pisa (Assistant)
1989–1990 Mestre (Youth)
1990–1992 Giorgione
1992–1993 Pistoiese
1993–1994 Mantova
1994–1995 Fidelis Andria
1995–1997 Venezia
1997–2000 Treviso
2000–2001 Cagliari
2001–2002 Sampdoria
2002–2003 Venezia
2004 Modena
2004–2005 Vicenza
2006–2007 Salernitana
2007–2008 Novara
2012–2013 Ragusa
2019–2020 Treviso
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gianfranco Bellotto (Camposampiero, 2 July 1949) is an Italian football manager and former football player, who played as a midfielder. He served as head coach several Italian football teams such as Modena, Sampdoria and Venezia. Among others, he achieved a Serie B Championship, a Capodanno Cup and a Red Leaf Cup.

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Career

Playing career

He was a midfielder: he played two years in Giorgione in Serie D, two years in Solbiatese in Serie C, a year in Reggina in Serie B, one year in Brescia always among the cadets and three years in Modena (one in Serie C and two in Serie B), four years in Ascoli (one in Serie B and three in Serie A), first with Giovan Battista Fabbri, with which finished fourth in the league, and then with Carlo Mazzone.

In 1981, he moved to Sampdoria where he played three seasons (one in Serie B and two in Serie A), before ending his career in Serie D.

He made his debut in Serie A on 1 October 1978 in Napoli-Ascoli (2-1). In top division as a player has collected a total of 126 appearances and 11 goals. Among the cadets 203 appearances and 17 goals.

Coaching career

As a coach, he started as assistant coach of Pisa, then he coached the youth of Mestre and in Serie D has been the head coach of Giorgione. In Serie C2 led the Pistoiese and in Serie C1 Mantova.

Subsequently, he found employment as head coach in Serie B with Fidelis Andria, then two years in Venezia and three in Treviso.

In Serie B he also led Cagliari, Sampdoria and Salernitana. His only experience in Serie A as manager was in the 2003–2004 season, when he took over Alberto Malesani at Modena.

In January 2007, replaced Raffaele Novelli to the guide of Salernitana [1] and in 2008 coached Novara, [2] formation of Serie C with which ended the season at the center of the table.

In August 2013, he has been hired by Ragusa, Sicilian team of Serie D, taking over Antonio Germano.

On 8 October 2019, 70-year old Bellotto returned to the coaching bench and was appointed manager of his former club, Treviso. [1] In accordance with the club, he decided to step back in early January 2020. [2]

Honours

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References

  1. Salernitana: debutta Bellotto ma il big-match è ad Avellino
  2. Novara Calcio:ecco Bellotto Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
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