Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 March 1974 | ||
Place of birth | Massa, Italy | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lecco (head coach) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1991–1993 | Massese | 19 | (0) |
1993–1994 | Juventus | 3 | (0) |
1994–1995 | Massese | 32 | (0) |
1995–2003 | Napoli | 168 | (1) |
2001–2002 | → Roma (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2003–2006 | Genoa | 73 | (4) |
2006–2007 | Perugia | 23 | (2) |
2007–2008 | Lugano | 16 | (0) |
2008–2010 | San Marino | 42 | (3) |
International career | |||
1993 | Italy Olympic | 0 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2014–2015 | Sestri Levante | ||
2015 | Lucchese | ||
2016 | Lucchese | ||
2019 | Trapani | ||
2021–2022 | Catania | ||
2022 | Vicenza | ||
2023 | Perugia | ||
2024 | Trento | ||
2024– | Lecco | ||
*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, currently in charge as the head coach of Serie C Group A club Lecco.
Throughout his club career, Baldini played for Italian clubs Massese, Juventus, Napoli, Roma, Genoa, Perugia, as well as San Marino. [1]
At the 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]
In 2011, Baldini obtained a UEFA A License, making him eligible to coach Lega Pro teams.
He successfully started a youth coach career 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 second place in the league and later winning the national playoff tournament.
In June 2015, he was named the new head coach of Lucchese. However, he was fired in October 2015 due to poor results; he was rehired 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. Trapani dismissed him on 17 December 2019. [3]
On 19 March 2021, he was announced as the new head coach of Serie C club Catania for the remainder of the season. [4] He guided the Rossazzurri during a financially troubled season, which was cut short in April 2022 as Catania were excluded from the league after having been declared insolvent. Just a few days later, he was hired by relegation-battling Serie B club Vicenza as their new head coach with immediate effect. [5]
Baldini failed to save Vicenza from relegation after losing to Cosenza in the playoffs but was confirmed in charge of the Biancorossi for the 2022–23 Serie C campaign. However, following a negative start to the club's season, he was eventually dismissed on 7 November 2022. [6]
On 17 July 2023, Perugia announced the appointment of Baldini as their new head coach. [7] He was dismissed on 19 December 2023 due to negative results. [8]
On 12 February 2024, Baldini was hired as the new head coach of relegation-battling Serie C club Trento until the end of the season. [9] After guiding Trento to a promotion playoff spot, Baldini parted ways with the club by the end of the season. [10]
On 27 June 2024, Baldini was announced as the new head coach of Lecco following the club's relegation to Serie C and successive takeover by a new ownership. [11]
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