As a player, he was a one club man, playing for Alessandria as well as representing Italy. After he retired from playing, he moved into management to much acclaim. He led to four consecutive titles (a record) and also managed the Italian national football team
He died, aged 74, in Sanremo.
Manager = Club Individual The current president is Renato Bersano, while the coach is Valentino Papa. The club organizes, every year in the last week of August, the Torneo Internazionale Sanremo reserved for the category Allievi, with the participation of the most prestigious and famous junior teams of the world football.