Oscar Piantoni

Oscar Piantoni

Personal information
Date of birth	1949 (1949)
Place of birth	Gandino, Italy
Date of death	20 June 2018 (aged 69)
Place of death	Bergamo, Italy
Managerial career
Years	Team
1980–1982	Alzano
1982–1986	Darfo Boario
1986–1987	[[{{{1}}}]]
1987–1988	[[{{{1}}}]]
1988–1990	[[{{{1}}}]]
1990–1993	Lumezzane
1993–1997	Alzano Virescit
1997–1998	Albinese
1998–2001	AlbinoLeffe
2001–2002	Alessandria
2002–2004	Monza
2004–2005	Nuova Albano
2005–2006	Liberty Oradea
2006–2007	Valenzana
2007–2008	Caravaggese
2008–2009	Pergocrema
2009–2010	AlzanoCene

Oscar Piantoni (1949 – 20 June 2018) was an Italian professional football manager.

Career

Piantoni was born in 1949 in Gandino, in the Province of Bergamo, Italy. He most notably coached Alzano Virescit from 1993 to 1997 between the Serie D and the Serie C1, and was AlbinoLeffe's first head coach between 1998 and 2001, helping them to promotion to the Serie C1.

Piantoni also coached Alessandria, Monza, Valenzana, Caravaggese and Pergocrema in Italy. He moved to Romania in the 2005–06; initially Walter Zenga's assistant at Naţional București, Piantoni then took charge of Divizia B side Liberty Oradea, helping them to promotion to the Divizia A.

Personal life

Piantoni had a sister, Laura. He and his wife, Raffaella, had two daughters: Alessia and Rossana.

On 20 June 2018, Piantoni died aged 69 at the Papa Giovanni XXIII hospital of Bergamo.