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Ottavio Bianchi
Bianchi with Napoli in 1966
Personal information
Date of birth
(1943-10-06) 6 October 1943 (age 80)
Place of birth
Brescia, Italy
Height
1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)
Midfielder
Youth career
Brescia
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1960–1966
Brescia
97
(18)
1966–1971
Napoli
109
(14)
1971–1973
Atalanta
55
(6)
1973–1974
Milan
14
(2)
1974–1975
Cagliari
20
(1)
1975–1977
SPAL
35
(0)
Total
330
(41)
International career
1966
Italy
2
(0)
Managerial career
1976–1977
SPAL
1978–1979
Siena
1979–1980
Mantova
1980–1981
Triestina
1981–1983
Atalanta
1983–1984
Avellino
1984–1985
Como
1985–1989
Napoli
1990–1992
Roma
1992–1993
Napoli
1994–1995
Inter
2002
Fiorentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Ottavio Bianchi (Italian pronunciation:[otˈtaːvjoˈbjaŋki]; born 6 October 1943) is an Italian former football player and coach who played as a midfielder.
Bianchi was born in Brescia. During his playing days, he has won two caps for Italy, and played for a number of teams, including Brescia, Napoli, Atalanta, Milan and Cagliari.
He is best remembered for being the coach of Napoli from 1985 to 1989, a team consisting of great players such as Diego Maradona and Careca, which won its first of two Serie A titles in the 1986–87 season.[1] He also led the team to the Coppa Italia title in 1987, and the UEFA Cup title in 1989.
Other teams he has coached include Como, Atalanta, Roma, Inter and Fiorentina.
^Di Maggio, Roberto (21 May 2009). "Italy – Coaches of Championship Teams". RSSSF.
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