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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1925-11-20)20 November 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Paularo, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 25 September 1993(1993-09-25) (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | Rieti, Italy | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1948 | Rieti | 56 | (0) |
| 1948–1951 | Salernitana | 87 | (8) |
| 1951–1953 | Napoli | 7 | (1) |
| 1953–1954 | Catanzaro | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1953–1955 | Rieti | ||
| 1955–1957 | Todi [it] | ||
| 1957–1958 | Rieti | ||
| 1958–1959 | Ortona | ||
| 1959–1961 | Vicenza (assistant) | ||
| 1961–1965 | Vicenza | ||
| 1965–1966 | Bologna | ||
| 1966–1967 | Cagliari | ||
| 1967 | Chicago Mustangs | ||
| 1968–1972 | Cagliari | ||
| 1973 | Roma | ||
| 1974–1976 | Vicenza | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Manlio Scopigno (20 November 1925 – 25 September 1993) was an Italian professional football player and coach. Known as "il Filosofo" (the Philosopher), he is best known for coaching Cagliari to win their only Serie A title in 1970.
Playing career
Born in Paularo, in the province of Udine, he moved to Rieti at a young age. He began playing as a right-back for Rieti between the Serie C and Serie B.
He moved to Salernitana, with whom he played in the Serie B; in the 1948–49 season, Scopigno played as a goalkeeper against Lecce due to Aldo De Fazio [it]'s injury; he conceded four goals.
In 1951, he joined Napoli. After scoring his first Serie A goal against Como, Scopigno suffered a knee injury in 1951; this ultimately ended his career, as he only played a few more games for Napoli and Catanzaro.
Managerial career
After having coached Rieti, Todi [it] and Ortona, Scopigno was appointed assistant coach of Vicenza in 1959. He became head coach in 1961, remaining in charge until 1965.
Scopigno had a short experience with Bologna in the 1965–66 Serie A, before being appointed head coach of newly-promoted side Cagliari in 1966. In 1967, Cagliari participated in the United Soccer Association as the "Chicago Mustangs"; Scopigno led his side to a third-place finish. He helped Cagliari win their first Serie A title in the 1969–70 season. Scopigno left in 1972.
Scopigno ended his coaching career having also taken charge of Roma in 1973 and Vicenza between 1974 and 1976.
Honours
Manager
Cagliari
Individual
References
- Marrocu, Luciano; Bachis, Francesco; Deplano, Valeria (2015). La Sardegna contemporanea. Idee, luoghi, processi culturali (in Italian). Roma: Donzelli. p. 649. ISBN 978-8868432447.
- ^ "Cagliari Calcio Hall of Fame" (PDF) (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2013.
- ^ Camedda, Paolo (12 April 2020). "Manlio Scopigno, l'allenatore filosofo cacciato da Cagliari per una pipì". Goal.com. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- Vitale, Giovanni (2010). Salernitana storia di gol sorrisi e affanni (in Italian). International Printing Editore. p. 127. ISBN 978-88-7868-094-4.
- "Con Scopigno negli States 47 anni fa". La Nuova Sardegna (in Italian). 30 May 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- "Hall of Fame del calcio italiano: tra i premiati De Rossi, Spalletti e Shevchenko". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 6 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
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