Roberto Biffi (born 21 August 1965) is an Italian professional

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coach and former player. He played as a

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. He is the head coach of

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amateurs

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Career

Player

A tough defender formed in the

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youth system, Biffi made his professional debut with the ''Rossoneri'' during their 1982-1983

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season, scoring a total of four first-team caps. He then played for several

and C teams before joining

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in 1988. He served a total of eleven seasons, all between

and

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, with the ''rosanero'', often captaining his side. He left Palermo in 1999 at 34, after 319 appearances with the Sicilian side, which made him the player with the highest number of appearances with the ''rosanero'' jersey. He retired in 2005 after two seasons with Sanremese, without having ever played a single

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match.

Coach

In the summer of 2007, Roberto Biffi started a coaching career, being appointed at the helm of

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team Sanremese. He was, however, sacked only a few months later, in November, following a string of poor results. He then started the 2008–09 season serving as head coach of

, another Ligurian Serie D team, but was fired in September 2008 after only six games, in which he managed to achieve only four points. He also briefly worked as an assistant coach for Bulgarian

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in 2009. From 10 February 2012 to the end of the season, he was the last coach of the club of Imperia Calcio, in Eccellenza Liguria. He successively served as head coach of several amateur clubs in Liguria, such as Loanesi ( Promozione Liguria), Sestrese, Ospedaletti and Alassio (

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). In December 2023, he returned to

, in the

league.

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Career profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Biffi, Roberto 1965 births Living people Italian men's footballers Italian football managers Serie B players AC Milan players AC Prato players Palermo FC players Mantova 1911 players Calcio Foggia 1920 players Modena FC 2018 players Parma Calcio 1913 players Fidelis Andria 2018 players SSD Sanremese Calcio players SSD Sanremese Calcio managers Men's association football defenders Footballers from Milan US Imperia 1923 managers 20th-century Italian sportsmen