Sergio Brighenti

Sergio Brighenti
Personal information
Date of birth	23 September 1932 (age 89)
Place of birth	Modena, Italy
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1949–1952	Modena
1952–1955	Internazionale
1955–1957	Triestina
1957–1960	Padova
1960–1963	Sampdoria
1963–1964	Modena
1964–1965	Torino
Total
National team
1959–1961	Italy
Teams managed
1968–1969	Varese
1971–1972	Varese
1972–1973	Seregno
1973–1974	Lecco
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Sergio Brighenti (Italian pronunciation: [ˈsɛrdʒo briˈɡɛnti]; 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, who was known for his team–play as well as his eye for goal; as such, his role was more akin to that of a "centravanti di manovra," in Italian football jargon (literally translating to "manoeuvring centre-forward"), which was similar to that of a second striker, and a precursor to the modern false-9 role.^[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]^[3]

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 .^[2]

Honours[]

Club[]

Inter^[2]

Serie A: 1952–53, 1953–54

Individual[]

Serie A Top Goalscorer: 1960–61^[2]

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.
^ "La nascita del calcio a Modena" (in Italian). Modenafc.net. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2020.

External links[]

Sergio Brighenti at WorldFootball.net
RSSSF
Profile at Enciclopedia del Calcio (in Italian)
FIGC Profile (in Italian)

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[treccani.it-1] "BRIGHENTI, Sergio" (in Italian). Treccani: Enciclopedia dello Sport (2002). Retrieved 29 December 2014.

[archiviostorico.corriere.it-2] ^ ^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.

[3] "La nascita del calcio a Modena" (in Italian). Modenafc.net. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2020.

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1932-09-23) 23 September 1932 (age 89)
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)
National team
1959–1961	Italy	9	(2)
Teams managed
1968–1969	Varese
1971–1972	Varese
1972–1973	Seregno
1973–1974	Lecco
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only