Giuseppe "Bepi" Pillon was born on 8 February 1956 and is an Italian football manager and former player.
10 Facts About Giuseppe Pillon
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Giuseppe Pillon 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.
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Giuseppe Pillon spent his two last seasons as a player at Pro Mogliano.
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Giuseppe Pillon started his coaching career in 1992 with amateur Interregionale team Salvarosa.
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Giuseppe Pillon went on to become Bassano coach the next season before joining 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.
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On 16 December 2008 Giuseppe Pillon was announced as new head coach of Serie A relegation strugglers Reggina Calcio, being appointed as replacement for Nevio Orlandi, dismissed because of poor results with the amaranto.
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The game events and his reactions, with Giuseppe Pillon defending his actions and declaring himself critical of the belligerent atmosphere in Italian football, were then cited as the reason for him being awarded the 2009 International Fair Play prize.
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In June 2010 Giuseppe Pillon was announced as new head coach of recently relegated Serie B club Livorno.
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On 3 October 2011, Giuseppe Pillon became the new coach of Empoli in Serie B, in place of the sacked Alfredo Aglietti.
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On 11 February 2020, Giuseppe Pillon returned into management, being hired at the helm of relegation-threatened Serie B club Cosenza.