Sergio Brighenti (born 23 September 1932) is an Italian former football player and coach. As a player, Brighenti played at both professional and international level as a striker, before engaging on a coaching career.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sergio Brighenti | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1949–1952 | Modena | 52 | (19) |
| 1952–1955 | Internazionale | 40 | (20) |
| 1955–1957 | Triestina | 54 | (13) |
| 1957–1960 | Padova | 91 | (50) |
| 1960–1963 | Sampdoria | 95 | (43) |
| 1963–1964 | Modena | 30 | (10) |
| 1964–1965 | Torino | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 363 | (155) | |
| International career | |||
| 1959–1961 | Italy | 9 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1968–1969 | Varese | ||
| 1971–1972 | Varese | ||
| 1972–1973 | Seregno | ||
| 1973–1974 | Lecco | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
Sergio Brighenti was born in Modena on 23 September 1932. His older brother is fellow player Renato Brighenti.
Career
Playing career
Making his professional debut in 1949, Brighenti played for Modena, Internazionale, Triestina, Padova, Sampdoria and Torino. Brighenti scored a total of 155 goals in 363 career league games.
Brighenti also earned nine caps for Italy between 1959 and 1961, scoring two goals.
Coaching career
Brighenti retired as a player in 1965, and began his first football management job with Varese in 1968. Brighenti was manager at Varese twice, and also managed Seregno and Lecco.
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