Oronzo Pugliese (5 April 1910 – 11 March 1990) was an Italian
football
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manager from
Turi in the
Province of Bari
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.
Over the course of his career, Pugliese managed several notable clubs in
Italian football
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, among them were;
Roma
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,
Fiorentina
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and his home province side
Bari
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.
References
1910 births
1990 deaths
Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Bari
Italian football managers
Serie A managers
A.C.N. Siena 1904 managers
Bologna F.C. 1909 managers
A.S. Roma managers
S.S.C. Bari managers
ACF Fiorentina managers
Benevento Calcio managers
Association football midfielders
Italian footballers
Footballers from Apulia
Serie C players
A.S. Siracusa players
A.S. Siracusa managers
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