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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1925-11-20)20 November 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Paularo, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 25 September 1993(1993-09-25) (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | Rieti, Italy | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1948 | Rieti | 56 | (0) |
| 1948–1951 | Salernitana | 87 | (8) |
| 1951–1953 | Napoli | 7 | (1) |
| 1953–1954 | Catanzaro | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1953–1955 | Rieti | ||
| 1955–1957 | Todi [it] | ||
| 1957–1958 | Rieti | ||
| 1958–1959 | Ortona | ||
| 1959–1961 | Vicenza (assistant) | ||
| 1961–1965 | Vicenza | ||
| 1965–1966 | Bologna | ||
| 1966–1967 | Cagliari | ||
| 1967 | Chicago Mustangs | ||
| 1968–1972 | Cagliari | ||
| 1973 | Roma | ||
| 1974–1976 | Vicenza | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Manlio Scopigno (20 November 1925 – 25 September 1993) was an Italian professionalfootball player and coach. Known as "il Filosofo" (the Philosopher),[1][2] he is best known for coachingCagliari to win their onlySerie A title in1970.
Born inPaularo, in theprovince of Udine, he moved toRieti at a young age.[2] He began playing as aright-back forRieti between theSerie C andSerie B.[3]
He moved toSalernitana, with whom he played in the Serie B; in the1948–49 season, Scopigno played as agoalkeeper againstLecce due toAldo De Fazio [it]'s injury; he conceded four goals.[4]
In 1951, he joinedNapoli.[3] After scoring his firstSerie A goal againstComo, Scopigno suffered aknee injury in 1951; this ultimately ended his career, as he only played a few more games for Napoli andCatanzaro.[3]
After having coached Rieti,Todi [it] and Ortona, Scopigno was appointed assistant coach ofVicenza in 1959.[3] He became head coach in 1961, remaining in charge until 1965.[3]
Scopigno had a short experience withBologna in the1965–66 Serie A, before being appointed head coach of newly-promoted sideCagliari in 1966.[3] In 1967, Cagliari participated in theUnited Soccer Association as the "Chicago Mustangs"; Scopigno led his side to a third-place finish.[5] He helped Cagliari win their first Serie A title in the1969–70 season.[3] Scopigno left in 1972.[3]
Scopigno ended his coaching career having also taken charge ofRoma in 1973 andVicenza between 1974 and 1976.[3]
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