Giuseppe Pillon
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Giuseppe "Bepi" Pillon (born 8 February 1956 in Preganziol
, Province of Treviso
) is an Italian association football and former manager of Empoli
in Serie B
.
's youth ranks for three years. He then played mostly for Serie C1
and Serie C2
teams throughout his career, including a four-year spell at Padova
and three seasons with Spezia
. He spent his two last seasons as a player at Pro Mogliano.
team Salvarosa. He went on to become Bassano
coach the next season before to join Treviso
in 1994, leading them through three consecutive promotion from Interregionale to Serie B
. In 1997 he left Treviso to accept an offer from Padova
of Serie B
in 1997, only to be sacked in a few weeks. This was followed by another unsuccessful spell at Genoa
in 1998, before being appointed as Lumezzane
boss during the 1999–2000 Serie C1
season. He returned to coach in the Serie B in 2000–01 as Pistoiese
boss. In 2001–02 he led Ascoli
to win the Serie C1 title, heading the bianconeri also in their successive Serie B campaign.
After starting the 2003–04 season without a job, he was appointed at the helm of Serie B team Bari
on January 2004, leading the galletti out of the relegation zone.
, leading them to an impressive season which ensured them a spot in the promotion playoffs. He was consequently appointed by Serie A
team Chievo Verona
for their 2005–06 campaign
which ended in a very impressive sixth place; this was later elevated to third following the 2006 Serie A scandal
events, meaning Chievo would have awarded a spot in the UEFA Champions League 2006-07
third qualifying round, which they however lost to Levski Sofia. A low start in their Serie A 2006–07 campaign
then convinced the Chievo management to sack Pillon, replacing him with Luigi Delneri.
boss for their 2007–08 Serie B campaign
in a third spell at the club for Pillon, with his brother Albino as assistant manager. This new experience however proved not to be as successful as it was initially expected, and Treviso found themselves in the bottom part of the table, escaping relegation in the final weeks of the season. On July 2008 Treviso announced to have agreed a mutual consent leave with Pillon.
, being appointed as replacement for Nevio Orlandi
, dismissed because of poor results with the amaranto. His tenure with Reggina however lasted just a month, being dismissed on 29 January 2009 due to poor results.
, a team he already coached from 2001 to 2003, replacing Alessandro Pane.
Pillon gained nationwide news after he was protagonist of a highly unusual fair play
action during a Serie B
league game versus Reggina
: after his side questionably scored a goal while a Reggina player was lying injured on the pitch, he requested his players to allow the opponent team to score; the game then ended in a 3–1 home loss for Ascoli, and such choice was heatedly criticized by the local fans. The game events and his reactions, with Pillon defending his actions and declaring himself critical of the belligerent athmosphere in Italian football, were then cited as the reason for him being awarded the 2009 International Fair Play prize.
club Livorno
. Following an unimpressive first half of season, Pillon was relieved of his managerial duties on 14 February 2011 following a 0–1 loss to minnows Portogruaro.
in Serie B
, in place of the sacked Alfredo Aglietti
. On November 20, 2011 he has been sacked and replaced by Guido Carboni
.
Preganziol
Preganziol is a comune in the Province of Treviso in the Italian region Veneto, located about 20 km northwest of Venice and about 8 km south of Treviso...
, Province of Treviso
Province of Treviso
The Province of Treviso is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Treviso.The province has an area of 2,477 km², and a total population of 886.886 . There are 95 municipalities in the province .-Municipalities:-External links:*...
) is an Italian association football and former manager of Empoli
Empoli F.C.
Empoli Football Club is an Italian association football club located in Empoli, Tuscany, founded in 1920 and played its first official match in 1921.In recent years, the club has all too often been bouncing between Italy's two top divisions...
in Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
.
Player
Pillon moved his first footsteps into football with hometown team Pro Mogliano, before to join JuventusJuventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
's youth ranks for three years. He then played mostly for Serie C1
Serie C1
Lega Pro Prima Divisione is the name of the third highest football league in Italy. It consists of 36 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 18 teams each. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1....
and Serie C2
Serie C2
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione is the name of the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consists of 54 teams, but in the season 2010–11 the teams are only 49 divided geographically into three divisions of 17, 16 and 16 teams each...
teams throughout his career, including a four-year spell at Padova
Calcio Padova
Calcio Padova is an Italian football club, based in Padua, Veneto. The club was founded in 1910. Padova is playing in Serie B, having last been in Serie A in 1996...
and three seasons with Spezia
Spezia Calcio 1906
Spezia Calcio 1906 is an Italian football club, based in La Spezia, Liguria. Founded in 1906, the team's colors are black and white. The club's home ground is Stadio Alberto Picco.-1944 scudetto:...
. He spent his two last seasons as a player at Pro Mogliano.
Early years: from amateurs to Serie B
Pillon started his coaching career in 1992 with amateur InterregionaleSerie D
Serie D is the top level of the Italian non-professional football association called Lega Nazionale Dilettanti. The association represents over a million football players and thousands of football teams across Italy. Serie D ranks just below Lega Pro Seconda Divisione , and is thus considered the...
team Salvarosa. He went on to become Bassano
Bassano Virtus 55 S.T.
Bassano Virtus 55 Soccer Team is an Italian association football club, based in Bassano del Grappa, Veneto.The club currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione...
coach the next season before to join Treviso
Treviso F.B.C. 1993
Football Club Treviso is an Italian football club based in Treviso. The club was formed in 1909, and refounded in 1993 and in 2009. The club currently plays in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.Treviso's official colours are light blue and white.-History:...
in 1994, leading them through three consecutive promotion from Interregionale to Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
. In 1997 he left Treviso to accept an offer from Padova
Calcio Padova
Calcio Padova is an Italian football club, based in Padua, Veneto. The club was founded in 1910. Padova is playing in Serie B, having last been in Serie A in 1996...
of Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
in 1997, only to be sacked in a few weeks. This was followed by another unsuccessful spell at Genoa
Genoa C.F.C.
Genoa Cricket and Football Club, commonly referred to simply as Genoa , is a professional Italian football club based in the city of Genoa, Liguria...
in 1998, before being appointed as Lumezzane
A.C. Lumezzane
Associazione Calcio Lumezzane is an Italian association football club, based in Lumezzane, Lombardy. The club was founded in 1948. The club currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione....
boss during the 1999–2000 Serie C1
Serie C1
Lega Pro Prima Divisione is the name of the third highest football league in Italy. It consists of 36 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 18 teams each. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1....
season. He returned to coach in the Serie B in 2000–01 as Pistoiese
A.C. Pistoiese
Unione Sportiva Pistoiese 1921 is an Italian association football club, based in Pistoia, Tuscany.At the end of the 2010-11 Eccellenza season, Pistoiese was promoted to Serie D....
boss. In 2001–02 he led Ascoli
Ascoli Calcio 1898
Ascoli Calcio 1898 is an Italian football club based in Ascoli Piceno, Marche. The club was formed in 1898 and currently plays in Italian Serie B, having returned to it after two seasons spent in Serie A...
to win the Serie C1 title, heading the bianconeri also in their successive Serie B campaign.
After starting the 2003–04 season without a job, he was appointed at the helm of Serie B team Bari
A.S. Bari
Associazione Sportiva Bari is an Italian football club founded in 1908, they are based in Bari, Apulia and plays in Serie B. The club have spent many seasons bouncing between the top two divisions in Italian football, Serie A and Serie B....
on January 2004, leading the galletti out of the relegation zone.
Serie A and Europe with Treviso and Chievo
In the following season, he was appointed by his former team TrevisoTreviso F.B.C. 1993
Football Club Treviso is an Italian football club based in Treviso. The club was formed in 1909, and refounded in 1993 and in 2009. The club currently plays in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.Treviso's official colours are light blue and white.-History:...
, leading them to an impressive season which ensured them a spot in the promotion playoffs. He was consequently appointed by Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
team Chievo Verona
A.C. ChievoVerona
Associazione Calcio Chievo Verona is a professional Italian football club named after and based in Chievo, a suburb of 2,800 inhabitants in Verona, Veneto, and owned by Paluani, a cake company and the inspiration for their original name, Paluani Chievo...
for their 2005–06 campaign
Serie A 2005-06
In the 2005–06 season, Serie A, the major professional football league in Italian, was contested for the second year in a row by 20 teams. The league commenced on August 28, 2005 and finished on May 14, 2006...
which ended in a very impressive sixth place; this was later elevated to third following the 2006 Serie A scandal
2006 Serie A scandal
The 2006 Italian football scandal involved Italy's top professional football leagues, Serie A and Serie B...
events, meaning Chievo would have awarded a spot in the UEFA Champions League 2006-07
UEFA Champions League 2006-07
The 2006–07 UEFA Champions League was the 15th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since it was rebranded from the European Cup, and the 52nd season overall. The final was contested by Milan and Liverpool on 23 May 2007...
third qualifying round, which they however lost to Levski Sofia. A low start in their Serie A 2006–07 campaign
Serie A 2006-07
The Serie A 2006–2007 season began September 10, 2006. It was scheduled to begin on August 26 and 27, but was then postponed due to the Serie A scandal of 2006. It is the 104th Italian championship ever held, the first without the presence of Juventus, and the 75th Serie A league, the first...
then convinced the Chievo management to sack Pillon, replacing him with Luigi Delneri.
The season 2007–08
During the summer of 2007, he was announced as new TrevisoTreviso F.B.C. 1993
Football Club Treviso is an Italian football club based in Treviso. The club was formed in 1909, and refounded in 1993 and in 2009. The club currently plays in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.Treviso's official colours are light blue and white.-History:...
boss for their 2007–08 Serie B campaign
Serie B 2007-08
The 2007-08 Serie B regular season is the seventy-sixth since its establishment. It started on August 25, 2007, and ended with the promotion playoff final on June 15, 2008....
in a third spell at the club for Pillon, with his brother Albino as assistant manager. This new experience however proved not to be as successful as it was initially expected, and Treviso found themselves in the bottom part of the table, escaping relegation in the final weeks of the season. On July 2008 Treviso announced to have agreed a mutual consent leave with Pillon.
The season 2008–09
On 16 December 2008 Pillon was announced as new head coach of Serie A relegation strugglers Reggina CalcioReggina Calcio
Reggina Calcio are an Italian association football club, the main club of the city of Reggio Calabria. Founded in 1914, they currently play in the Italian Serie B, and play their home matches at the 27,763 seater Stadio Oreste Granillo...
, being appointed as replacement for Nevio Orlandi
Nevio Orlandi
Nevio Orlandi is an Italian football manager, who last served as head coach of Serie A side Reggina.-Playing:...
, dismissed because of poor results with the amaranto. His tenure with Reggina however lasted just a month, being dismissed on 29 January 2009 due to poor results.
Back to Ascoli in the season 2009–10
On November 2009 he was appointed head coach of AscoliAscoli Calcio 1898
Ascoli Calcio 1898 is an Italian football club based in Ascoli Piceno, Marche. The club was formed in 1898 and currently plays in Italian Serie B, having returned to it after two seasons spent in Serie A...
, a team he already coached from 2001 to 2003, replacing Alessandro Pane.
Pillon gained nationwide news after he was protagonist of a highly unusual fair play
Sportsmanship
Sportsmanship is an aspiration or ethos that a sport or activity will be enjoyed for its own sake, with proper consideration for fairness, ethics, respect, and a sense of fellowship with one's competitors...
action during a Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
league game versus Reggina
Reggina Calcio
Reggina Calcio are an Italian association football club, the main club of the city of Reggio Calabria. Founded in 1914, they currently play in the Italian Serie B, and play their home matches at the 27,763 seater Stadio Oreste Granillo...
: after his side questionably scored a goal while a Reggina player was lying injured on the pitch, he requested his players to allow the opponent team to score; the game then ended in a 3–1 home loss for Ascoli, and such choice was heatedly criticized by the local fans. The game events and his reactions, with Pillon defending his actions and declaring himself critical of the belligerent athmosphere in Italian football, were then cited as the reason for him being awarded the 2009 International Fair Play prize.
Livorno
On June 2010 Pillon was announced as new head coach of recently-relegated Serie BSerie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
club Livorno
A.S. Livorno Calcio
Associazione Sportiva Livorno Calcio is an Italian football club based in Livorno, Tuscany. The club was formed in 1915 and currently plays in Italian Serie B. The team's colors are dark red or maroon...
. Following an unimpressive first half of season, Pillon was relieved of his managerial duties on 14 February 2011 following a 0–1 loss to minnows Portogruaro.
Empoli
On October 3, 2011 Pillon becomes the new coach of EmpoliEmpoli F.C.
Empoli Football Club is an Italian association football club located in Empoli, Tuscany, founded in 1920 and played its first official match in 1921.In recent years, the club has all too often been bouncing between Italy's two top divisions...
in Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
, in place of the sacked Alfredo Aglietti
Alfredo Aglietti
Alfredo Aglietti, born September 16, 1970 in San Giovanni Valdarno, Italy, is a retired Italian footballer and the former manager of Empoli.- Player :...
. On November 20, 2011 he has been sacked and replaced by Guido Carboni
Guido Carboni
Guido Carboni is an Italian football manager of Empoli and a former player.He is the brother of former Italian international footballer Amedeo Carboni.-Playing career:...
.