Dante Brogno

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Dante Brogno

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1966|5|2}}

| birth_place = Charleroi, Belgium

| height = 1.77 m

| currentclub = RAEC Mons (manager)

| position = Forward

| years1 = 1986–2001 | clubs1 = Charleroi | caps1 = 389 | goals1 = 108

| manageryears1 = 2001–2002 | managerclubs1 = Charleroi (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2002–2003 | managerclubs2 = Charleroi

| manageryears3 = 2003–2007 | managerclubs3 = Charleroi (assistant)

| manageryears4 = 2007–2009 | managerclubs4 = Charleroi (youth)

| manageryears5 = 2009–2010 | managerclubs5 = Olympic Charleroi

| manageryears6 = 2010–2012 | managerclubs6 = Union Saint-Gilloise

| manageryears7 = 2012–2014 | managerclubs7 = AFC Tubize

| manageryears8 = 2015–2016 | managerclubs8 = La Louvière Centre

| manageryears9 = 2016–2019 | managerclubs9 = RFC Liège

| manageryears10 = 2019–2022 | managerclubs10 = Francs Borains

| manageryears11 = 2022–2024 | managerclubs11 = RAEC Mons

}}

Dante Brogno (born 2 May 1966) is a Belgian former football player who played as a forward and currently manager of RAEC Mons.

Early life

He grew up in Marchienne-au-Pont as a descendant of Calabrian immigrants. His brother Toni Brogno became a professional footballer too,{{cite news|url=https://www.proximus.be/pickx/fr/2207814/il-etait-une-fois-un-diable-dante-brogno|title=Il était une fois un Diable: Dante Brogno|date=24 February 2022|publisher=Proximus.be|language=fr|access-date=19 June 2023}} as did Dantes's son Loris Brogno.{{cite news|url=https://www.dhnet.be/regions/charleroi/2016/09/29/le-ballon-rond-au-coeur-dune-vie-rencontre-avec-la-famille-brogno-P3OCGP7MNVEUTBHMLR5RRMXD7E/|title=Le ballon rond au cœur d'une vie: Rencontre avec la famille Brogno|author=Delforge, Jérémy|date=29 September 2016|publisher=DHNet.be|language=fr|access-date=19 June 2023}}

Career

Spending fifteen years at R. Charleroi S.C. as a player, Brogno scored a record-setting 108 goals in 389 games. Brogno then started his managing career as assistant and later manager of that club.{{WorldFootball.net|dante-brogno}}

International career

He was called up to represent Belgium, but was an unused substitute against Wales in October 1997.[https://www.rbfa.be/fr/match-international/2157 Diables Rouges - Tour préliminaire - France - 1998 - Match de groupe 7], RBFA

Managerial career

In September 2022, he took over as manager of RAEC Mons.{{cite news|url=https://www.rtbf.be/article/dante-brogno-ex-buteur-du-sporting-de-charleroi-nouvel-entraineur-du-raec-mons-11072553|title=Dante Brogno, ex-buteur du Sporting de Charleroi, nouvel entraîneur du RAEC Mons|date=23 September 2022|author=El Nakadi, Jâd|publisher=RTBF|language=fr|access-date=19 June 2023}} On 13 April 2024, he was brought his club promotion to Belgian National Division 1 from next season after Champions of Belgian Division 2 ACFF in 2023–24.

Managerial statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
rowspan="2"\|Team !rowspan="2"\|From !rowspan="2"\|To !colspan="5"\|Record
{{abbr\|P\|Matches played}}	{{abbr\|W\|Matches won}}	{{abbr\|D\|Matches drawn}}	{{abbr\|L\|Matches lost}}	{{abbr\|Win %\|Win percentage}}
align="left"\|RFC Liège \|align="left"\|30 May 2016 \|align="left"\|30 June 2019 {{WDL\|32\|12\|8\|12\|decimals=2}}
align="left"\|Royal Francs Borains \|align="left"\|1 July 2019 \|align="left"\|17 January 2022 {{WDL\|43\|22\|12\|9\|decimals=2}}
align="left"\|RAEC Mons \|align="left"\|23 September 2022 \|align="left"\|29 November 2024 {{WDL\|35\|27\|4\|4\|decimals=2}}
colspan="3"\|Total {{WDLtot\|110\|61\|24\|25\|decimals=2}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+ Managerial record by team and tenure

rowspan="2"|Team

!rowspan="2"|From

!rowspan="2"|To

!colspan="5"|Record

align="left"|RFC Liège

|align="left"|30 May 2016

|align="left"|30 June 2019

align="left"|Royal Francs Borains

|align="left"|1 July 2019

|align="left"|17 January 2022