Francesco Totti is an Italian former professional footballer who played solely for Roma and the Italy national team. He is often referred to as Er Bimbo de Oro,L'Ottavo Re di Roma,Er Pupone,and Il Capitano by the Italian sports media. A creative offensive playmaker who could play as an attacking midfielder and as a forward,renowned for his vision,technique,and goalscoring ability,Totti is considered to be one of the best players of his generation.
Francesco Coco is an Italian retired footballer who played as a defender. Although naturally right-footed,he played as a left wing-back or,more commonly,as a left-back. He had spells with both AC Milan and Inter Milan,also spending a season at Barcelona. In his early career,Coco showed much promise and was regarded as a possible successor to Paolo Maldini;however,he failed to live up to expectations.
Francesco Baiano is an Italian footballer coach and former player who was last in charge at Varese. He played as a striker for several Italian clubs throughout his playing career,and he also played for Derby County in the Premier League,between 1997 and 1999.
Francesco Molinari is an Italian professional golfer. He won the 2018 Open Championship,his first and only major victory,and the first major won by an Italian professional golfer. The Open Championship win capped a successful season in which he won the 2018 BMW PGA Championship,his fifth win on the European Tour,and the Quicken Loans National,his first PGA Tour win. At the end of the season,Molinari won 5 out of 5 points as Europe won the 2018 Ryder Cup.
Francesco "Checco" Moriero is an Italian football former player and current manager,who played as a midfielder,usually as a winger on the right flank. He is the current head coach of the Maldives national football team.
The Sardinian Reformers is a liberal-conservative and regionalist,Christian-democratic political party in Sardinia,led by Michele Cossa. The party,which has always been part of the centre-right at the Sardinian regional level,is a keen supporter of the free market,competition,globalization and a two-party system.
Eusebio Di Francesco is an Italian manager,and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Francesco Virdis is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Asti Calcio.
Francesco Della Rocca is an Italian footballer who plays as a central midfielder.
Francesco Bardi is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Italian club Bologna.
Francesco Acerbi is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Inter Milan,on loan from Lazio,and the Italy national team.
Francesco Zampano is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Serie B club Venezia.
Francesco Fedato is an Italian footballer who plays as a left winger for Serie C Group B club Vis Pesaro.
Federico Di Francesco is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A club Lecce.
Francesco Facchinetti,also known as Dj Francesco or as Oz,is an Italian DJ,producer,singer,musician and TV presenter. He rose to fame as a singer during the summer of 2003,when he released his debut single,"La canzone del capitano",which became a hit in Italy. Before retiring from his music career in 2007,he released three studio albums,and he competed in the Sanremo Music Festival three times. He is the founder of Italian EDM trio "We Are PresidentS".
Ugo Cappellacci is an Italian Sardinian politician and member of the Forza Italia (FI) political party. Cappellacci,a center-right,politician,was elected President of Sardinia in the 2009 regional election,held in February 2009,with 51.9% of the vote,ousting the incumbent left-wing coalition led by Renato Soru,who garnered 42.89%. He took office as President on 27 February 2009. He lost as incumbent to Francesco Pigliaru of the Democratic Party in the 2014 regional election.
The Sardinian regional election of 2014 took place on 16 February 2014.
Francesco Gabbani is an Italian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He rose to fame after winning the newcomers' section of the Sanremo Music Festival 2016 with the song "Amen". The next year,he went on to win the main section of the Sanremo Music Festival 2017 with the song "Occidentali's Karma",and represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 finishing in 6th place.
The 2019 Sardinian regional election took place on 24 February 2019. The election was for all 59 elected seats of the Regional Council of Sardinia as well as the President of the Region who,along with the second placed presidential candidate,would also become members of the Regional Council.
Pigliaru is a Sardinian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
