Dante Brogno Explained

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,^[1] as did Dantes's son Loris Brogno.^[2]

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.^[1]

International career

He was called up to represent Belgium, but was an unused substitute against Wales in October 1997.^{[1] [3]}

Managerial career

In September 2022, he took over as manager of RAEC Mons.^[4] 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

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
RFC Liège	30 May 2016	30 June 2019
Royal Francs Borains	1 July 2019	17 January 2022
RAEC Mons	23 September 2022	Present
Total

Honours

Player

• Sporting Charleroi
  • Belgian Cup Runner-up: 1992–93

Manager

• RFC Liège
  • Belgian Division 2 Runner-up: 2016–17, 2017–18
• RAEC Mons
  • Belgian Division 3: 2022–23
  • Belgian Division 2: 2023–24

Notes and References

1. News: Il était une fois un Diable: Dante Brogno. 24 February 2022. Proximus.be. fr. 19 June 2023.
2. News: Le ballon rond au cœur d'une vie: Rencontre avec la famille Brogno. Delforge, Jérémy. 29 September 2016. DHNet.be. fr. 19 June 2023.
3. https://www.rbfa.be/fr/match-international/2157 Diables Rouges - Tour préliminaire - France - 1998 - Match de groupe 7
4. News: Dante Brogno, ex-buteur du Sporting de Charleroi, nouvel entraîneur du RAEC Mons. 23 September 2022. El Nakadi, Jâd. RTBF. fr. 19 June 2023.