Giancarlo Cadé (; 27 February 1930 – 7 October 2013) was an

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professional

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player and coach, who played as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Cadé played for 6 seasons (64 games, no goals) in the

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for

Atalanta B.C. Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, commonly referred to as Atalanta, is a professional football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy. The club plays in Serie A, having gained promotion from Serie B in 2010–11. Atalanta was founded in 1907 by Lice ...

International career

Cadé played his only game for the

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on 16 July 1952 at the

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, against the

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Managing career

Among the more notable stages of Cadé's career as a manager were his times with

A.C. Reggiana 1919 Associazione Calcio Reggiana 1919, commonly referred to as Reggiana, is a professional football club based in Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The club was formed in 2018 upon an idea of 1919, and plays in the Serie C, the third tier of It ...

(his first managerial experience, promotion to

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A.C. Mantova Mantova 1911 Società a Responsabilità Limitata (Mantova 1911 s.r.l.), commonly referred to as Mantova, is an Italian football club based in Mantua ( it, Mantova), Lombardy. Mantova had played consecutively in the Italian Serie B from the 20 ...

(promotion to

, 9th and 16th place in the Serie A and relegation back to Serie B), second stint with

Hellas Verona F.C. Hellas Verona Football Club, commonly referred to as Hellas Verona or simply Verona, is a professional Italian football club based in Verona, Italy, that currently plays in Serie A. The team won the Serie A Championship in 1984–85. His ...

(10th in Serie A), A.C. Torino (7th and 8th in Serie A),

A.S. Varese 1910 Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Varese Calcio, commonly referred to as Varese, was an Italian football club based in Varese, Lombardy. It was founded as Varese Football Club on 22 March 1910. It became Associazione Sportiva Varesina in 1923, ...

(relegation from Serie A), third stint with Hellas Verona F.C. (10th and 13th in Serie A),

Delfino Pescara 1936 Delfino Pescara 1936, commonly referred to as Pescara, is a professional Italian football club based in Pescara, Abruzzo. The club was formed in 1936 and currently plays in Serie C. Pescara has competed in seven seasons in Serie A, 1977–78, ...

(promotion to Serie A),

Bologna F.C. 1909 Bologna Football Club 1909, commonly referred to as Bologna (), is an Italian professional football club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna that plays in Serie A, the top flight of Italian football. The club have won seven top-flight titles, two Co ...

(promotion to Serie B) and

A.C. Ancona Associazione Calcio Ancona, commonly referred to as Ancona, was an Italian football club based in Ancona, Marche. It was founded in 2004 as the phoenix club of defunct 1905 club Unione Sportiva Anconitana, which changed its name to Ancona Calc ...

(promotion to Serie B).

Personal life

Giancarlo Cadé's younger brother

Giuseppe Cadé Giuseppe is the Italian form of the given name Joseph, from Latin Iōsēphus from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף. It is the most common name in Italy and is unique (97%) to it. The feminine form of the name is Giusep ...

played football professionally as well. To distinguish them, Giancarlo was referred to as Cadé I and Giuseppe as Cadé II.

Death

Cadé died, aged 83, in Zanica on 7 October 2013.Morto Cadé, fu il tecnico della «Fatal Verona»

References

External links

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