Gianfranco Bellotto Explained

Gianfranco Bellotto
Birth Date:2 July 1949
Birth Place:Camposampiero, Italy
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Campetra
Youthclubs2:Giorgione
Years1:1968–1970
Clubs1:Giorgione
Caps1:57
Goals1:3
Years2:1970–1972
Clubs2:Solbiatese
Caps2:41
Goals2:6
Years3:1972–1973
Clubs3:Reggina
Caps3:31
Goals3:1
Years4:1973–1974
Clubs4:Brescia
Caps4:31
Goals4:2
Years5:1974–1977
Clubs5:Modena
Caps5:108
Goals5:10
Years6:1977–1981
Clubs6:Ascoli
Caps6:123
Goals6:16
Years7:1981–1984
Clubs7:Sampdoria
Caps7:72
Goals7:1
Years8:1984–1986
Clubs8:Mestre
Caps8:31
Goals8:1
Totalcaps:494
Totalgoals:40
Manageryears1:1987–1989
Managerclubs1:Pisa (Assistant)
Manageryears2:1989–1990
Managerclubs2:Mestre (Youth)
Manageryears3:1990–1992
Managerclubs3:Giorgione
Manageryears4:1992–1993
Managerclubs4:Pistoiese
Manageryears5:1993–1994
Managerclubs5:Mantova
Manageryears6:1994–1995
Managerclubs6:Fidelis Andria
Manageryears7:1995–1997
Managerclubs7:Venezia
Manageryears8:1997–2000
Managerclubs8:Treviso
Manageryears9:2000–2001
Managerclubs9:Cagliari
Manageryears10:2001–2002
Managerclubs10:Sampdoria
Manageryears11:2002–2003
Managerclubs11:Venezia
Manageryears12:2004
Managerclubs12:Modena
Manageryears13:2004–2005
Managerclubs13:Vicenza
Manageryears14:2006–2007
Managerclubs14:Salernitana
Manageryears15:2007–2008
Managerclubs15:Novara
Manageryears16:2012–2013
Managerclubs16:Ragusa
Manageryears17:2019–2020
Managerclubs17:Treviso

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.

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

References

  1. Salernitana: debutta Bellotto ma il big-match è ad Avellino
  2. Novara Calcio:ecco Bellotto

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.trevisotoday.it/sport/treviso-calcio-gianfranco-bellotto-8-ottobre-2019.html Operazione nostalgia del Treviso calcio, in panchina arriva Gianfranco Bellotto
  2. https://www.tuttocampo.it/Veneto/TV/News/1343267/promozione-d-clamoroso-al-treviso-lascia-gianfranco-bellotto-promosso-andrea-da-rold Promozione D. Clamoroso al Treviso: lascia Gianfranco Bellotto, promosso Andrea Da Rold