Mido Bimbi

Mido Bimbi was born on February 12, 1924 in Forcoli, near Pisa.

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He started his career with Pontedera during the war years and in 1946 joined Livorno in Serie A. After two seasons he was loaned to Pescara in Serie B and played regularly (39 league appearances with 2 goals).

Back to Livorno in 1949, in 1950 he joined Lazio. In Rome however, he found very little space and made just six appearances. It is not surprising. At the time the Biancocelesti had an iron defence with Francesco Antonazzi, Zeffiro Furiassi, Stefano Malacarne and Primo Sentimenti V. It was difficult to find playing time with these defensive giants.

In 1951 he signed for Udinese in Serie A but stayed a single season. At least he played much more than in Rome (21 appearances). In 1952 he moved to Serie B and played with Fanfulla and a year later he was back in the top tier with Spal.

His final years as a professional were spent in Livorno, with a promotion to Serie B and a relegation, and then with the Rome based Club Fedit in Serie C.

Once he retired he became a manager, coaching Lucchese for a season in 1965-66. He was then assistant to Arturo Silvestri in 1968-69 at Brescia, achieving second place in Serie B and promotion to Serie A. The adventure in the top tier for the Rondinelle only lasted a season. Bimbi took over from Silvestri from the 13th fixture but could not avoid relegation. Silvestri then went to Genoa in 1970 and Bimbi went with him staying four years as assistant coach. The Rossoblu were promoted to Serie B in 1972-73 but were relegated the next season. Bimbi then went on to coach the Genoa youth teams and in 1978-79 was manager at Melfi in Serie D.

Bimbi was a defensive jolly who could play anywhere in defence. He did not have much luck at Lazio but is considered a legend in Livorno with whom he made 128 league appearances.

He died in Livorno on June 25, 2017.

Lazio Career

Season	Total Appearances	Serie A	Mitropa Cup
1950-51	6	5	1

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