Ottavio Bianchi

Ottavio Bianchi
Bianchi with Napoli in 1966
Personal information
Date of birth (1943-10-06) 6 October 1943 (age 81)
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: [otˈtaːvjo ˈbjaŋki]; 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.

  1. ^ Di Maggio, Roberto (21 May 2009). "Italy – Coaches of Championship Teams". RSSSF.