Giordano with the S.S. Lazio jersey
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bruno Giordano | ||
Date of birth | 13 August 1956 | ||
Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1975–1985 | Lazio | 203 | (86) |
1985–1988 | Napoli | 78 | (23) |
1988–1989 | Ascoli | 26 | (10) |
1989–1990 | Bologna | 33 | (7) |
1990–1992 | Ascoli | 37 | (3) |
Total | 377 | (129) | |
National team | |||
1976–1983 | Italy U-21 | 13 | (5) |
1979 | Italy Olympic | 2 | (3) |
1978–1985 | Italy | 13 | (1) |
Teams managed | |||
1993–1994 | Monterotondo | ||
1995–1996 | Fano | ||
1996–1997 | Crotone | ||
1997–1998 | Frosinone | ||
1998–1999 | Ancona | ||
1999–2000 | Nocerina | ||
2000–2001 | Lecco | ||
2001–2002 | Tivoli | ||
2002–2003 | L'Aquila | ||
2003–2005 | Reggiana | ||
2006 | Catanzaro | ||
2006–2007 | Messina | ||
2009 | Pisa | ||
2011 | Ternana | ||
2013–2014 | Ascoli | ||
2015–2016 | Tatabánya | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Bruno Giordano (Italian pronunciation: [ˈbruːno dʒorˈdaːno]; born 13 August 1956) is an Italian football manager and former player, who was deployed as a forward; as a footballer, he is mostly remembered for the title of Serie A capocannoniere achieved with S.S. Lazio as well as for his successful time at S.C.C Napoli. Giordano was a prolific striker with good technique and dribbling ability, and he also possessed an accurate and powerful shot with either foot; due to his characteristics, he was regarded as the heir of Giorgio Chinaglia.
Born in Rome, Giordano played for most of his career with Lazio, debuting in Serie A on 5 October 1975. He soon revealed himself to be one of the most effective Italian strikers, winning the Serie A capocannoniere title during the 1978–79 season, scoring 19 goals.
In 1980 he was arrested under the charge of participating in the national footballing betting scandal, and he was banned from the Italian championship until 1982. Lazio had been demoted to the Serie B following their involvement in the scandal, and upon his return to competitive football, Giordano became the Serie B top goalscorer during the 1982–83 season, helping his team to finish in second place behind Milan, and to re-gain promotion to Serie A the following season. He is currently Lazio's top ever goalscorer in the Coppa Italia. In 1985, he was sold to Napoli for 5 billion lire.