Emiliano Mondonico
Italian footballer (1947–2018)
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- Emiliano Mondonico (9 March 1947 – 29 March 2018) was an Italian professional footballer and coach.
- His playing career was spent mostly with Cremonese, where it began and ended.
- With Torino, he reached the final of the 1991–92 UEFA Cup and won the 1992–93 Coppa Italia.
- In 1966 he was signed by Cremonese, with whom he played one season in Serie D and one season in Serie C.
- After two seasons with the Granata , he moved to Monza in Serie B, before returning to Serie A with Atalanta in the 1971–72 season.
Emiliano Mondonico (9 March 1947 – 29 March 2018) was an Italian professional footballer and coach. He played as a winger.
His playing career was spent mostly with Cremonese, where it began and ended. Mondonico's 31-year-long managerial career included two spells each at Cremonese, Atalanta, Torino and AlbinoLeffe. With Torino, he reached the final of the 1991–92 UEFA Cup and won the 1992–93 Coppa Italia.
Playing career
Mondonico grew up playing in the youth team of Rivoltana, an amateur team in his hometown of Rivolta d'Adda in the Province of Cremona. In 1966 he was signed by Cremonese, with whom he played one season in Serie D and one season in Serie C. In the 1968–69 season, he made his Serie A debut with Torino. After two seasons with the Granata, he moved to Monza in Serie B, before returning to Serie A with Atalanta in the 1971–72 season. He later returned to Cremonese where he ended his playing career after seven seasons disputed between Serie B and Serie C in 1979.
Managerial career
Mondonico began his managerial career with the Cremonese youth team in 1979. In 1982, he became manager of the senior team, and in 1984, achieved a historic promotion to Serie A with Cremonese.
In 1987, he moved to Atalanta, and guided them to the semi-finals of the 1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup.
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