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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1947-10-31)31 October 1947 (age 78) | ||
| Place of birth | Padua, Italy | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1966 | Padova | 64 | (14) |
| 1966–1967 | Napoli | 0 | (0) |
| 1967–1969 | SPAL | 49 | (10) |
| 1969–1971 | Foggia | 65 | (18) |
| 1971–1980 | A.C. Milan | 218 | (56) |
| 1980–1982 | Lazio | 57 | (12) |
| 1982–1984 | Vicenza[1] | 57 | (14) |
| Total | 510 | (124) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1986–1987 | Reggina | ||
| 1987–1989 | Cesena | ||
| 1989–1991 | Napoli | ||
| 1991–1992 | Lecce | ||
| 1992–1993 | Udinese | ||
| 1994–1995 | Ascoli | ||
| 1996–1997 | Sion | ||
| 1997–1998 | Perugia | ||
| 1999–2000 | Olympiacos | ||
| 2007–2008 | Sion | ||
| 2008 | Interblock Ljubljana | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alberto "Albertino" Bigon (born 31 October 1947) is an Italianfootballmanager and former player, who played as amidfielder orforward.
Born inPadua, Bigon started his playing career for his native city teamPadova. He made hisSerie A debut withSPAL in 1967, but obtained most of his playing triumphs withA.C. Milan, where he played from 1971 to 1980. He appeared in 218 league matches with A.C. Milan, scoring 56 goals and winning a Serie A championship in 1979, as well as threeCoppa Italia tournaments (1972, 1973, 1977) and aCup Winners' Cup (1973). He also served as Milan'scaptain. Bigon retired from playing football in 1984, after two two-year spells withLazio andVicenza.[2]
Bigon was a tactically intelligentattacking midfielder, with a slender physique and an eye for goal, who was also capable of playing as a forward.[3]
Bigon coached his first team,Reggina, in 1986–1987, thenCesena, in 1987. He coached Cesena until 1989, when he left to coachNapoli, then led byDiego Maradona. He immediately won a Serie A championship, the second in Napoli's history. He then won theItalian Super Cup the same year. He left the club in 1991, after a poor eighth place followed by Maradona's forced farewell to Napoli. He then coached minor clubs such asLecce (Serie B),Udinese (Serie A, saved from relegation after playoffs) andAscoli (Serie B). In 1996, he was appointed coach ofSwiss teamFC Sion, which he led to winSwiss Super League for its second time in history. Bigon then tried an unsuccessful return to Serie A withPerugia. In November 1999 he was appointed coach ofGreek clubOlympiacos,[4] but was dismissed on 10 April 2000 despite the first place in the championship table.
After seven years without a job, Bigon made a comeback to football in February 2007, when he was appointed coach of FC Sion, a team he already managed years before.
In August 2008, he became head coach of Slovenian football teamInterblock Ljubljana. However, this experience lasted only a very short time, as Bigon left the club in September 2008 by mutual consent with the club due to personal health issues.[5]
Milan
Napoli
Sion
Olympiacos