Sergio Brighenti
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 23 September 1932 | ||
Place of birth | Modena, Italy | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1949–1952 | Modena | 52 | (19) |
1952–1955 | Internazionale | 40 | (20) |
1955–1957 | Triestina | 54 | (13) |
1957–1960 | Padova | 91 | (50) |
1960–1963 | Sampdoria | 95 | (43) |
1963–1964 | Modena | 30 | (10) |
1964–1965 | Torino | 1 | (0) |
Total | 363 | (155) | |
International career | |||
1959–1961 | Italy | 9 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
1968–1969 | Varese | ||
1971–1972 | Varese | ||
1972–1973 | Seregno | ||
1973–1974 | Lecco | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Sergio Brighenti (born 23 September 1932) is an Italian former football player and coach. As a professional player, Brighenti played as a forward at both club and international level, before beginning his coaching career. Brighenti was a quick, hardworking, and dynamic centre-forward, with good technical ability, and a powerful, accurate shot.[1]
Career
Playing career
Making his professional debut in 1949, Brighenti played for Modena, Internazionale, Triestina, Padova, Sampdoria and Torino, winning two consecutive Serie A titles with Inter in 1953 and 1954. Brighenti scored a total of 155 goals in 363 career league games. He was also top-scorer in Serie A once throughout his career, during the 1960–61 season, scoring 27 goals.[1][2]
Brighenti also earned nine caps for Italy between 1959 and 1961, scoring two goals.[2]
Coaching career
Brighenti retired as a player in 1965, and began his first football management job with Varese in 1968. Brighenti was manager at Varese twice, and also managed Seregno and Lecco.[2]
Personal life
Sergio Brighenti was born in Modena on 23 September 1932. His older brother is fellow player Renato Brighenti.[2]
Honours
Club
Individual
References
- ^ a b "BRIGHENTI, Sergio" (in Italian). Treccani: Enciclopedia dello Sport (2002). Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f "Brighenti, il giro del calcio in 80 anni "Ho avuto tutto e non è finita qui"" (in Italian). Il Corriere della Sera. 23 September 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
External links
- Sergio Brighenti at WorldFootball.net
- RSSSF
- 1932 births
- Living people
- Italian footballers
- Italy international footballers
- Italian football managers
- Serie A players
- Calcio Padova players
- Inter Milan players
- Modena F.C. players
- U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918 players
- Torino F.C. players
- U.C. Sampdoria players
- Calcio Lecco 1912 managers
- U.S.D. 1913 Seregno Calcio managers
- Association football forwards
- Italian football forward stubs