Francesco Baldini

Francesco Baldini
Personal information
Full name	Francesco Baldini
Date of birth	14 March 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Massa, Italy
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1991–1993	Lucchese
1993–1994	Juventus
1994–1995	Lucchese
1995–2003	Napoli
2001–2002	→ Reggina (loan)
2003–2006	Genoa
2006–2007	Perugia
2007–2008	Lugano
2008–2010	San Marino
International career
1993	Italy Olympic
Managerial career
2014–2015	Sestri Levante
2015	Lucchese
2016	Lucchese
2019	Trapani
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francesco Baldini (born 14 March 1974) is an Italian football coach and a former player who played as a defender.

Club career

Throughout his club career, Baldini played for Italian clubs Lucchese, Juventus, Napoli, Reggina, Genoa, Perugia, as well as San Marino.^[1]

International career

At international level, Baldini was called up to the Italian Under-21 Olympic squad for the 1993 Mediterranean Games, but did not make any appearances for the side.^[2]

Coaching career

In 2011, he obtained a UEFA A License, making him eligible to coach Lega Pro teams.

Baldini successively started a career as youth coach with Bologna, where he worked from 2011 to 2014. He then took his first head coaching role at the helm of Serie D amateurs Sestri Levante for the 2014–15 season, obtaining a second place in the league and later winning the national playoff tournament.

In June 2015, he was named new head coach of Lucchese, being however fired in October 2015 due to poor results; he was re-hired in February 2016 and then dismissed once again on 6 March.

After his Lucchese experience, Baldini returned to youth coaching, first in charge of the Under-17 team of Roma and then as Primavera Under-19 coach of Juventus.

On 11 July 2019 he was announced as the new head coach of Serie B club Trapani. He was dismissed by Trapani on 17 December 2019.^[3]

References

^ "Francesco Baldini: Player Profile" (in Italian). tuttocalciatori. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
^ "Baldini, Francesco" (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
^ "Ufficiale – Trapani, esonerato Baldini" (in Italian). ItaSportPress. 17 December 2019.

External links

(in Italian) National teams statistics at FIGC
(in Italian) Player profile

Sporting positions
Preceded by Giuseppe Taglialatela	Napoli captain 1999–2001	Succeeded by Oscar Magoni

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[1] "Francesco Baldini: Player Profile" (in Italian). tuttocalciatori. Retrieved 24 March 2016.

[2] "Baldini, Francesco" (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 24 March 2016.

[3] "Ufficiale – Trapani, esonerato Baldini" (in Italian). ItaSportPress. 17 December 2019.

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