Sergio Brighenti
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 September 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Modena, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | 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. |
|||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Sergio Brighenti (born 23 September 1932) is an Italian former football player and coach. As a player, Brighenti played at both professional and international level as a striker, before beginning his coaching career. Brighenti was a quick, hardworking, and dynamic centreforward, with good technical ability, and a powerful, accurate shot.
Sergio Brighenti was born in Modena on 23 September 1932. His older brother is fellow player Renato Brighenti.
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.
Brighenti also earned nine caps for Italy between 1959 and 1961, scoring two goals.
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.
...
Wikipedia