Bruno Nobili (born 7 October 1949 in

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) is an Italian-

n professional football coach and a former player, who played as a

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Career

Nobili began playing professional football with Roma, where he made his

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debut against Varese on 27 April 1969. Nobili spent a season in Serie A with

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but is best known for his career with Maceratese and with

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which included two promotions to Serie A. He was a central figure in the team's midfield during this period. Overall, he played 4 seasons (64 games, 11 goals) in the

for A.S. Roma,

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and

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Personal life

Bruno's father was Renato Nobili and his mother Silvana Bertazzi. He has 4 brothers (Tullio, Cesare, Marco, Fausto) and 1 sister (Mara). He has two sons (Simone e Danielle) and a daughter (Chiara) and is married to Anna.

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1949 births Living people Italian men's footballers Serie A players AS Roma players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players US Avellino 1912 players Cagliari Calcio players Delfino Pescara 1936 players Italian football managers Venezuelan football managers Venezuelan expatriate men's footballers Venezuelan men's footballers Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Men's association football midfielders SS Maceratese 1922 players Sportspeople from Valencia, Venezuela {{Venezuela-footy-bio-stub