Francesco Baiano

Francesco Baiano

Personal information
Date of birth	24 February 1968 (1968-02-24)
Place of birth	Naples, Italy
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Striker (retired)
Club information
Current club	Siena (assistant coach)
Youth career
	Napoli
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1984–1990	Napoli	5	(0)
1986–1987	→ Empoli	26	(2)
1987–1988	→ Parma	25	(4)
1988–1989	→ Empoli	38	(14)
1989–1990	→ Avellino	32	(6)
1990–1992	Foggia	69	(38)
1992–1997	Fiorentina	118	(29)
1997–2000	Derby County	64	(16)
2000	Ternana	15	(1)
2000–2002	Pistoiese	58	(22)
2002–2008	Sangiovannese	96	(33)
2008–2009	Sansovino	0	(0)
Total		546	(165)
National team‡
1991	Italy	2	(0)
Teams managed
2008–2009	A.C. Sansovino (player/manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 April 2008. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 April 2008

Francesco Baiano (born 24 February 1968 in Naples) is a former Italian footballer and currently a coach, currently in charge as assistant coach of Siena. He is a well-known striker famous for his shooting technique.

Playing career

During his career, Baiano played for several clubs including Foggia, which made him famous at the Serie A level, Fiorentina, being part of the so-called Ba-Ba strikers duo together with Gabriel Batistuta (he scored 29 goals in 118 games for Fiorentina), and Derby County. He joined Derby in 1997 along with Stefano Eranio and together were among the first group of Italian footballers to play in the Premier League. He hit 16 goals in 64 games in a resurgent Derby team and was named as one of their best ever imports by the fans.

Baiano went on to play for Sangiovannese of Serie C1, a team he joined in 2002 to leave only in 2008 after a string of successful seasons with the small Tuscan side.

He won two international caps, both in late 1991, scoring no goals.

Coaching career

In 2008, Baiano was appointed player/manager of Serie D club Sansovino with little success, leaving the club at the end of the season. In 2010 he re-joined his former boss Giuseppe Sannino, becoming his main assistant at Serie B club Varese. In 2011 he followed Sannino at Serie A club Siena.

References

Career stats

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Chris Powell	Derby County Player of the Year 1997–1998	Succeeded by Jacob Laursen