Robert DiPierdomenico

Robert DiPierdomenico
"Dipper" coaching the Peres Team for Peace in the 2008 International Cup
Personal information
Full name	Berto DiPierdomenico
Nickname(s)	Dipper
Date of birth	(1958-05-05) 5 May 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth	Hawthorn, Victoria
Original team(s)	North Kew (Vic)
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	93 kg (205 lb)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1975–1991	Hawthorn	240 (130)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
	Victoria	? (?)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1991.
Career highlights
5× VFL premiership 1978, 1983, 1986, 1988–1989 Brownlow Medal: 1986 3× VFL Team of the Year: 1984, 1986–1987 Australian Football Hall of Fame VFL/AFL Italian Team of the Century 4× VFL Night Series Premiership: 1985–1986, 1988, 1991
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Berto "Robert" DiPierdomenico (born 5 May 1958) is a retired Australian rules footballer who represented Hawthorn in the Australian Football League (AFL) from the 1970s to the 1990s. Popularly known by his nickname "Dipper", DiPierdomenico is one of the most successful Italian Australians to play Australian football, and his contribution to the game was recognised by selection in the VFL/AFL Italian Team of the Century.