Dario Bonetti 1

Dario Bonetti
Personal information

Full name Dario Bonetti

Date of birth August 5, 1961

Place of birth San Zeno Naviglio, Italy

Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)

Playing position Centre back

Club information

Current club Zambia (manager)

Senior career*

Years Team Apps

†
(Gls)
†

1978–1980 Brescia 29 (2)

1980–1982 AS Roma 46 (0)

1982–1983 Sampdoria 27 (0)

1983–1986 AS Roma 58 (3)

1986–1987 AC Milan 23 (0)

1987–1989 Verona 40 (1)

1989–1991 Juventus 39 (3)

1991–1992 Sampdoria 14 (0)

1992–1993 SPAL 9 (0)

National team

1981–1986 Italy U-21 14 (0)

1986 Italy 2 (0)

Teams managed

1999–2000 Sestrese

2000–2002 Dundee (assistant manager)

2005 Potenza

2006–2007 Sopron

2007–2008 Gallipoli

2008–2009 Juve Stabia

2009 Dinamo Bucureşti

2009-2010 Valle del Giovenco

2010– Zambia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Dario Bonetti (born August 5, 1961 in San Zeno Naviglio, Brescia, Italy) is an Italian football (soccer) manager and
former defender. He is the elder brother of Ivano Bonetti.
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Playing career
Bonetti made his professional debut in the 1978-79 season with Brescia. He then moved to AS Roma in 1980, and
played for the giallorossi until 1986, except for a one season spell at Sampdoria in 1982-83. In 1986 he signed for
AC Milan, but failed to impress and moved to Verona only one year later. In 1989 he transferred to Juventus, where
he played two seasons. A return to Sampdoria in 1991 was followed by a single season at SPAL in 1992, and
retirement in 1993.
In all his whole playing career in the Serie A, Dario Bonetti was suspended for a total of 39 matches, this being as of
2009 an absolute record.

Managing career
After his retirement, Dario Bonetti became coach of amateur Genoa side Sestrese in 1999, with his brother Ivano as
player. Both brothers then jointly managed Scottish team Dundee from 2000 to 2002, with Dario officially acting as
Ivano's technical assistant.[1] [2] On February 2005, Dario Bonetti was then appointed head coach of Serie C2 club
Potenza.[3] He then announced a surprising move to Hungarian side MFC Sopron on February 2006,[4] thus joining
fellow Italian Giuseppe Signori. Bonetti was then sacked on May 2006, after the final matchday, a 1-0 home loss to
Rákospalotai EAC,[5] but made a comeback at the Hungarian side on March 2007.[6] On June 22, 2007 he was
unveiled as new head coach of Italian Serie C1 team Gallipoli.[7]
On December 2008 he was appointed as new head coach of Lega Pro Prima Divisione team Juve Stabia.
On June 23, 2009 he was appointed as the new head coach of Liga I team Dinamo Bucureşti, the Italian coach
replacing Mircea Rednic.[8] . He was sacked by Nicolae Badea, head of Administrative Council of Dinamo
Bucharest, as a result of Bonetti's public statements about Dinamo shareholders on October 3, 2009. [9]
On November 9, 2009, Bonetti was announced as the new head coach of Lega Pro Prima Divisione team Valle del
Giovenco. He was fired in February 2010.
On July 2010 he was unveiled as the new manager of the Zambia national football team.[10]

Honours
As player
AS Roma
• Coppa Italia: 1980-81, 1983–84, 1985–86
• Serie A: Runner-up 1980-81, 1983–84, 1985–86
• European Cup: Runner-up 1983–84
Sampdoria
• European Cup: Runner-up 1991-92
Juventus
• UEFA Cup: 1989-90
• Coppa Italia: 1989-90
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References
[1] BBC News (2000-05-11). "Bonetti unveiled as new Dundee boss" (http:/ / news. bbc. co. uk/ 1/ hi/ sport/ football/ scottish_premier/ 745057.
stm). . Retrieved 2007-06-22.
[2] BBC Sport (2002-07-02). "The Bonetti years" (http:/ / news. bbc. co. uk/ sport1/ hi/ scotland/ 2085203. stm). . Retrieved 2007-06-22.
[3] Calciatori.com (2005-02-28). "Bonetti, nuovo allenatore del Potenza" (http:/ / www. calciatori. com/ CalciatoriNews. nsf/ WebNews/
B28E1671E446D2E7C1256FB6005EF4A5?OpenDocument) (in Italian). . Retrieved 2007-06-22.
[4] UEFA.com (2006-02-28). "Italian dalliance suits Sopron" (http:/ / www. uefa. com/ footballeurope/ news/ Kind=2/ newsId=399266. html). .
Retrieved 2007-06-22.
[5] TuttoMercatoWeb (2006-05-03). "Sopron: esonerato Bonetti" (http:/ / www. tuttomercatoweb. com/ index. php?action=read& id=26306) (in
Italian). . Retrieved 2007-06-22.
[6] TuttoMercatoWeb (2007-03-20). "UFFICIALE: Dario Bonetti nuovo tecnico del Sopron" (http:/ / www. tuttomercatoweb. com/ index.
php?action=read& id=26306) (in Italian). . Retrieved 2007-06-22.
[7] TuttoMercatoWeb (2007-06-22). "UFFICIALE: Dario Bonetti nuovo tecnico del Gallipoli" (http:/ / www. tuttomercatoweb. com/ index.
php?action=read& id=64097) (in Italian). . Retrieved 2007-06-22.
[8] romaniantimes.at (2009-06-23). "Bonetti New head coach for Dinamo Bucharest" (http:/ / www. romaniantimes. at/ index. php?id=1362). .
Retrieved 2009-06-23.
[9] Gazeta Sporturilor (2009-10-04). "L-au curăţat!" (http:/ / dinamovisti. mysport. ro/ stiri/ 15229/ l-au-curatat. htm) (in Romanian). .
[10] "UFFICIALE: Bonetti nuovo ct dello Zambia" (http:/ / www. tuttomercatoweb. com/ ?action=read& id=219711) (in Italian).
TuttoMercatoWeb. 2010-07-20. . Retrieved 2010-07-20.
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