[1] He played most of his club football abroad, predominantly in Switzerland, but also in Belgium for Standard Liège.

As a defensive midfielder or defender, Saibene played for Luxembourg's national team 63 times between 1986 and 2001.

[3] He played his final international game in October 2001, a World Cup qualification loss at Yugoslavia.

Saibene was the manager of FC Aarau, in Switzerland[4] and assistant to Allan Simonsen at the national team.

On 29 August 2022, he returned to Switzerland to take over coaching duties of struggling Swiss Challenge League side Neuchâtel Xamax.