Giuseppe Pillon

Infobox Football biography
playername = Giuseppe Pillon


fullname = Giuseppe Pillon
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1956|2|8
cityofbirth = Preganziol
countryofbirth = Italy
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position = Coach
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youthclubs = Pro Mogliano
Juventus
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clubs = Alessandria
Seregno
Padova
Pordenone
Prato
Asti
Spezia
Giorgione
Treviso
Pro Mogliano
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manageryears = 1992–1993
1993–1994
1994–1997
1997–1998
1998–1999
1999–2000
2000–2001
2001–2003
2003–2004
2004–2005
2005–2007
2007–2008
managerclubs = Salvarosa
Bassano
Treviso
Padova
Genoa
Lumezzane
Pistoiese
Ascoli
Bari
Treviso
Chievo Verona
Treviso
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Giuseppe "Bepi" Pillon (born February 8, 1956 in Preganziol, Province of Treviso) is an Italian football manager.

Career

Player

Pillon moved his first footsteps into football with hometown team Pro Mogliano, before to join Juventus's youth ranks for three years.cite web|url=http://www.erlupacchiotto.com/v3/articolo5.asp?IDARTICOLO=7459|publisher=ErLupacchiotto.com|language=Italian |accessdate=2007-12-03|date=2005-04-21|title=Pillon, un uomo chiamato Treviso] 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.

Coach

Pillon started his coaching career in 1992 with amateur Interregionale team Salvarosa.cite web|url=http://www.indicatoreamaranto.it/cs/pdf0506/07.pdf|publisher=Indicatore Amaranto|title=IL MISTER GIUSEPPE PILLON|page=4|language=Italian|date=2005-11-26|accessdate=2007-12-03] 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. In the following season, he was appointed by his former team Treviso, 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 Del Neri.

During the summer of 2007, he was announced as new Treviso 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. He is now unemployed.cite news |url=http://www.fbctreviso.it/ultime_news.php?id=3538 |language=Italian |publisher=Treviso FBC 1993|accessdate=2008-07-19 |date=2008-07-18 |title=Risolto consensualmente il contratto tra il Treviso e Mr. Pillon]

References

Persondata
NAME= Pillon, Giuseppe
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Pillon, Giuseppe
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Football (soccer) player and manager
DATE OF BIRTH= 1956-2-8
PLACE OF BIRTH= Preganziol, Italy
DATE OF DEATH=
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