| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1950-04-03)3 April 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Padua, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 24 December 2011(2011-12-24) (aged 61) | ||
| Place of death | Milan, Italy | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1972 | Padova | 70 | (0) |
| 1972–1975 | Bologna | 61 | (0) |
| 1975–1976 | Cagliari | 8 | (0) |
| 1976–1977 | Novara | 23 | (0) |
| 1977–1978 | Taranto | 20 | (0) |
| 1978–1979 | Teramo | 35 | (0) |
| 1979–1980 | Taranto | 16 | (0) |
| 1980–1984 | Pisa | 40 | (0) |
| 1984–1985 | Mantova | 1 | (0) |
| 1985–1986 | Lucchese | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 275 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1993–1994 | Trento | ||
| 1999 | Bologna | ||
| 2000–2001 | Taranto | ||
| 2004–2005 | Fiorentina | ||
| 2005 | Catanzaro | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sergio Buso (3 April 1950 – 24 December 2011) was an Italianfootball coach andgoalkeeper.
Buso started his professional career with hometown clubPadova, then moving toBologna in 1972. During his three years at Bologna, Buso also played theUEFA Cup Winners Cup and theMitropa Cup, and won aCoppa Italia in 1974. He successively played with several other teams such asCagliari,Novara,Taranto andPisa, before to retire in 1986 after a single season withLucchese.[1]
After his retirement, Buso decided to stay atLucchese as assistant coach. In 1989, he joinedTaranto as youth coach, and filled the same role atModena between 1990 and 1993. In 1993–94 he then took his first role as head coach atTrento.
After a short stint asFoggia assistant, Buso became assistant/youth team coach at his former clubBologna, a role he filled since 1995.[1] In 1999, he was promoted as caretaker head coach of the then-Serie A club, replacingCarlo Mazzone until the appointment of new permanent bossFrancesco Guidolin.[1] During this period he was defined as "Treccani of football" by then-chairman Giuseppe Gazzoni Frascara because of his extensive competence.[1] He then left Bologna in 2000 to accept an offer fromSerie C2 clubTaranto, leading his side to direct promotion by the end of the season.
In 2001, he left Taranto to become new goalkeeping coach atVenezia underCesare Prandelli. He then becameFranco Colomba's assistant atSSC Napoli the following season, following him atReggina one year later.
In 2004, he was appointed goalkeeping coach of newly promoted Serie A clubFiorentina, a role he left after a few weeks to become new head coach after the resignation ofEmiliano Mondonico. His stint as Fiorentina boss turned out to the worse after a string of four consecutive defeats left theViola in deep relegation zone, leading the board of directors to replace him withDino Zoff. He then tried his luck as head coach of Serie B clubCatanzaro, being however dismissed after a few weeks due to poor results.
In 2006, he accepted to serve asRoberto Donadoni's assistant in theItaly national team, a role he took until 2008. He then rejoined Donadoni during his short-lived period as head coach ofNapoli.[1]
Buso died on 24 December 2011, succumbing to a serious form ofleukemia from which he had suffered for years.[1]