Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 October 1943 | ||
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.