Francesco Mancini (footballer, born 1968)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francesco Mancini | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Matera, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 30 March 2012 (aged 43) | ||
| Place of death | Pescara, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1985 | Matera | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1987 | Matera | 57 | (0) |
| 1987 | Bisceglie | 0 | (0) |
| 1987–1997 | Foggia | 235 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | → Lazio (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1997–2000 | Bari | 95 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Napoli | 82 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Pisa | 38 | (0) |
| 2005 | Sambenedettese | 14 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Teramo | 32 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Salernitana | 18 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Martina Franca | 14 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Manfredonia (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Foggia (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Pescara (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Francesco Mancini (10 October 1968 – 30 March 2012) was an Italian football goalkeeper and coach, best known for his association with Foggia during the 1990s.[2]
Football career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Mancini started his career at hometown club Matera in 1985. He later played for Bisceglie in 1987.[3]
Foggia
[edit]Mancini joined Foggia in 1987 and remained with the club for a decade. He helped the club achieve Serie A promotion under manager Zdeněk Zeman, winning the 1990–91 Serie B title.[4][5]
He played 2 Serie B games for Foggia in the 1995–96 season, before leaving on loan for S.S. Lazio in November 1995.[6]
He returned to Foggia in the summer of 1996 and played another Serie B season with the club.[7]
Bari
[edit]In summer 1997, he joined A.S. Bari of Serie A, where he played 95 games in three Serie A seasons.[8]
Napoli
[edit]In October 2000, he transferred to S.S.C. Napoli of Serie A, to replace young keeper Ferdinando Coppola who had been sold to Bologna. His first choice place was lost to new signing Alberto Fontana in January 2001, however. He regained his first choice spot following Napoli's relegation to Serie B. In the 2002–03 season, despite the presence of backup goalkeeper Marco Storari and subsequently Emanuele Manitta, he still made 27 appearances at age of 35.[9]
Late career
[edit]In summer 2003, he joined Pisa of Serie C1 as Napoli choose to sign Manitta permanently.
In January 2005, he transferred to Sambenedettese of Serie C1, in exchange for Domenico Di Dio.
He then played for Teramo, Salernitana and A.C. Martina, all in Serie C1.[10]
Post-playing career
[edit]During the 2009–10 season, he worked as the goalkeeping coach and the assistant coach of Manfredonia, who were playing in the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione league.
In July 2010 he was appointed the new goalkeeping coach of his former club Foggia, where he worked as part of the backroom staff of his mentor Zdeněk Zeman. Later on, in July 2011, he followed Zeman to Serie B club Pescara.[11]
Death
[edit]On 30 March 2012, 43-year-old Mancini was found dead at his Pescara home by his wife after suffering a sudden heart attack.[12]
Honours
[edit]- Foggia
References
[edit]- ^ "Mancini, Francesco Mancini - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Francesco Mancini". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Franco Mancini footballfacts.ru".
- ^ "PianetAzzurro.it -Francesco Mancini". www.pianetaazzurro.it. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Franco Mancini, il 'libero con i guanti' che rese possibile Zemanlandia | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Profil - Francesco Mancini". merdeka.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Francesco Mancini".
- ^ NORZ. "Francesco Mancini - Carriera - stagioni, presenze, goal - TuttoCalciatori.Net - ✅". www.tuttocalciatori.net (in Italian). Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ Newman, Blair (30 December 2015). "Remembering Francesco Mancini". The Gentleman Ultra. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Biography of Francesco Mancini | BeSoccer". www.besoccer.com. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Pescara, ecco lo staff tecnico di Zdenek Zeman" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ^ "Addio a Franco Mancini, parò per Foggia e Napoli" [Farewell to Franco Mancini, goalkeeper at Foggia and Napoli] (in Italian). La Repubblica. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
External links
[edit]- 1968 births
- 2012 deaths
- Italian men's footballers
- FC Matera players
- Calcio Foggia 1920 players
- SS Lazio players
- SSC Bari players
- SSC Napoli players
- Pisa SC players
- US Salernitana 1919 players
- ASD Martina Calcio 1947 players
- US Sambenedettese players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- People from Matera
- Sportspeople from the Province of Matera
- AS Bisceglie Calcio 1913 players
- Footballers from Calabria
- 20th-century Italian sportsmen