| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 February 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Crotone, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Wing-back, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atalanta Under-23 (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cosenza | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Cosenza | 0 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Vibonese (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Venezia | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Cosenza (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2002–2005 | Palermo | 13 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Ascoli (loan) | 60 | (3) |
| 2005–2008 | Reggina | 104 | (4) |
| 2008–2011 | Genoa | 26 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Bologna (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Parma | 40 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | → Pescara (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Padova | 9 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Crotone | 24 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Rende | 14 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Italy U20 | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Rende | ||
| 2019–2020 | Cesena | ||
| 2020–2021 | Pro Vercelli | ||
| 2021 | Crotone | ||
| 2021–2022 | Crotone | ||
| 2022–2023 | Vicenza | ||
| 2023– | Atalanta Under-23 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Francesco Modesto (born 16 February 1982) is an Italian football coach and a former player, currently in charge as manager of Atalanta Under-23.
As a player, he was a wing-back or winger on the left flank.
Modesto started his career at home region club Cosenza.
In 2001–02 season, Modesto was signed by A.C. Venezia and loaned back to Cosenza. In August 2002, After Venezia owner Maurizio Zamparini purchased Palermo, he followed teammate travelled to the Sicily side.
In January 2004 Modesto was signed by Ascoli in a temporary deal. [1] The loan was renewed in summer 2004.
In summer 2005 Modesto was signed by Reggina in a co-ownership deal for €400,000 fee. [2] In June 2006 Reggina signed him outright for an additional €500,000 fee. [2] [3]
On 2 July 2008 Modesto was signed by Genoa for €5 million fee. [4] On the same day Genoa also signed Giandomenico Mesto, with Gleison Santos moved to opposite direction.
In January 2010, the Genoa winger was officially sent on loan to Bologna. [5]
On 3 January 2011, the full registration rights of Modesto and Genoa-owned 50% registration rights of Raffaele Palladino were exchanged with Parma-owned 50% registration rights of Luca Antonelli and Alberto Paloschi. Genoa also paid Parma €5.85M in cash. [6] Modesto signed a contract until 2014 and became a regular as a left-back in Pasquale Marino's 4–3–3 formation, [7] or as a left winger in his 3–4–1–2 formation. [8]
Modesto signed on loan to Serie A newcomers for the 2012–13 season, Pescara, on the final day of the 2012 summer transfer window. [9]
In summer 2013 Modesto was sold to Padova for €250,000, with Bruno Leonardo Vicente moved to the opposite direction for an undisclosed fee. He was successively released from his Padova contract due to bankruptcy.
On 29 August 2014, Modesto was signed by Crotone in a 2-year contract. [10]
In October 2016 Modesto remained in his native Calabria region for Serie D club Rende. [11]
Modesto started his coaching career in 2017 as a youth coach for Rende, then being promoted as head coach for the club's 2018–19 Serie C season, where he guided the small Calabrian club to a historic participation to the promotion playoffs.
He left Rende in June 2019 to become Cesena's new manager, again in Serie C. Cesena dismissed him on 27 January 2020, following one draw and three losses in four games prior to that. [12]
On 17 August 2020, he was hired by Serie C club Pro Vercelli. [13] He guided Pro Vercelli to third place in the Group A, then competing in the promotion playoffs.
On 9 June 2021, Modesto was announced as the new head coach of his hometown club Crotone in the Serie B league. [14] He was dismissed on 29 October 2021 following a negative start to the 2021–22 Serie B season, leaving Crotone deep in relegation zone after ten games. [15] He returned to Crotone on 10 December 2021, after the team only gained 1 point in 7 games under his replacement, Pasquale Marino. [16] He was dismissed from his job once again on 29 May 2022, after having failed to save Crotone from relegation to Serie C. [17]
On 8 November 2022, Modesto was hired as the new head coach of Serie C club Vicenza. [18] On 16 March 2023 he was dismissed, after failing to improve the team results. [19]
On 6 August 2023, Modesto was announced as the inaugural head coach of Atalanta Under-23 after the club was admitted to join Serie C. [20]
Francesco Modesto had a son Michelangelo Modesto born in 2017. [21]
| Club | League | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Cosenza | 1999–00 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2000–01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Vibonese (loan) | 2000–01 | Serie D | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Cosenza (loan) | 2001–02 | Serie B | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Palermo | 2002–03 | Serie B | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2003–04 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Ascoli (loan) | 2003–04 | Serie B | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2004–05 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 46 | 3 | |||
| Reggina | 2005–06 | Serie A | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | |||
| 2007–08 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |||
| Genoa | 2008–09 | Serie A | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Bologna (loan) | 2009–10 | Serie A | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Parma | 2010–11 | Serie A | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| 2011–12 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | |||
| Pescara (loan) | 2012–13 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 303 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 332 | 11 | ||
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Rende |  | 6 July 2018 | 5 June 2019 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 35.90 |
| Cesena | | 6 June 2019 | 27 January 2020 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 33.33 |
| Pro Vercelli | | 17 August 2020 | 28 May 2021 | 41 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 46.34 |
| Crotone | | 9 June 2021 | 29 October 2021 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9.09 |
| Crotone | | 10 December 2021 | 30 June 2022 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 13.64 |
| Vicenza | | 8 November 2022 | 16 March 2023 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 47.06 |
| Total | 157 | 54 | 45 | 58 | 34.39 | |||
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