Emiliano Bigica

Emiliano Bigica (born 4 September 1973) is an Italian former footballer who played as a midfielder.

After playing at youth level for Bari, Bigica started his professional career in 1991 for Empoli.

He successively went on to have a career in the major leagues of Italian football, making his Serie A debut in 1994 with Bari and then joining Fiorentina in 1995, with whom he spent four seasons and won a Coppa Italia and an Italian Supercup.

After retiring, Bigica went on to a coaching career which started in 2007 as part of the youth system of Novara.

On 25 February 2024, Bigica was temporarily promoted as head coach in charge of the first team of Sassuolo, following the dismissal of Alessio Dionisi.