Bruno Pesaola (Italian pronunciation: [ˈbruːno peˈzaːola]; 28 July 1925 – 29 May 2015) was a professional Italian Argentine football player and manager, who played as a winger. He is most famous for his time with Italian clubs Fiorentina and S.S.C. Napoli, as both a player and a manager.^[1]

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Bruno Pesaola

Pesaola as Fiorentina manager between 1960s and 1970s
Personal information
Date of birth	(1925-07-28)28 July 1925
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death	29 May 2015(2015-05-29) (aged 89)[1]
Place of death	Naples, Italy
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Left Winger
Youth career
1939–1944	River Plate
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1945–1946	Dock Sud
1947–1950	Roma	90	(20)
1950–1952	Novara	64	(15)
1952–1960	Napoli	240	(27)
1960–1961	Genoa	20	(5)
1961–1962	Scafatese
International career
1953	Italy B	1	(0)
1957	Italy	1	(0)
Managerial career
1962–1968	Napoli
1968–1971	Fiorentina
1972–1976	Bologna
1976–1977	Napoli
1977–1979	Bologna
1979–1980	Panathinaikos
1980–1981	Siracusa
1982–1983	Napoli
1983–1985	Puteolana
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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He was nicknamed Petiso (little man).