Bruno Bolchi Obituary

Bruno Bolchi passed away on September 27, 2022 in Florence. He was 82.

Bruno Bolchi was born on February 21, 1940 in Milan, Italy.

He was an Italian football manager and player, who played as a midfielder.

During his playing career, Bolchi played for Inter, Verona, Atalanta and Torino, as well as the Italy national team. He was nicknamed Maciste amid his stint with Inter.

Bruno Bolchi started his coaching career in 1971 with Pro Patria, then a Seconda Categoria club (at the time, Seconda Categoria was the sixth level of Italian football).

In 1974, he had his first professional coaching job at Sorrento. He also coached Pistoiese, winning the 1976–77 Serie C title, earning promotion into Serie B. He first coached a Serie A team, Cesena, in 1982, but did not manage to save it from relegation.

As a coach he won 4 promotions in Serie A with Bari (1984-85), Cesena (1986-87), Lecce (1992-93) and Reggina (1998-99), plus 2 in Serie B with Bari (1983-84) and Pistoiese (1976-77).

Bruno Bolchi’s funeral arrangements are yet to be announced by the family.