Eusebio Di Francesco

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Eusebio Di Francesco
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Personal information
Full name Eusebio Di Francesco
Date of birth (1969-09-08) 8 September 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Pescara, Italy
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Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sassuolo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1991 Empoli 102 (3)
1991–1995 Lucchese 139 (12)
1995–1997 Piacenza 67 (5)
1997–2001 Roma 168 (14)
2001–2003 Piacenza 61 (12)
2003–2004 Ancona 10 (0)
2004–2005 Perugia 30 (1)
Total 577 (47)
International career
1998–2000 Italy 12 (1)
Managerial career
2008–2009 Virtus Lanciano
2010–2011 Pescara
2011 Lecce
2012–2014 Sassuolo
2014– Sassuolo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eusebio Di Francesco (born 8 September 1969) is a former professional Italian football player and current manager, who played as a midfielder. He currently works as head coach of Serie A club Sassuolo.

Playing career

Di Francesco started his career with Tuscan teams Empoli and Lucchese. In 1995 he joined Piacenza, where he had the opportunity to play regularly in the top flight. In 1997 he was signed by A.S. Roma, winning an Italian championship title in 2001 with the giallorossi;[1] during his time with the club, he also made 12 appearances for the Italian national team between 1998 and 2000.[2] Following this triumph, he agreed to return to Piacenza, for 2 billion Italian lire[3] and then retired in 2005 following stints with Ancona and Perugia.

Coaching career

After his retirement from football, he served as team manager for A.S. Roma. He then served as sports director (in charge of transfers) for Serie C2 club Val di Sangro in 2007.[4] In 2008 he was appointed as head coach of Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Virtus Lanciano, being later sacked in January 2009 due to poor results.[5]

He then served as head coach of Pescara in the 2010–11 Serie B, guiding his team to an impressive season also thanks to glimpses of attractive football. In June 2011 it was revealed Di Francesco had left Pescara by mutual consent in order to hold talks with Serie A club Lecce regarding the vacant head coaching post at the club from Salento.[6] He was removed from his managerial duties on 4 December 2011, after achieving only eight points in thirteen games, and leaving his side at the bottom of the league table.[7]

On 19 June 2012, Di Francesco was appointed the manager of Serie B side Sassuolo. At the end of 2012–13 season, he guided Sassuolo to the Serie B championship and promotion to the top-flight campaign. He was sacked on 28 January 2014 after a poor run of results,[8] only to be re-appointed to the post on March 3, 2014[9] after results did not improve in his absence. From March 2014 onwards, results improved and Di Francesco successfully managed to save Sassuolo from relegation thanks to a run of positive results (13 points in the final seven games of the season). In June 2014, it was announced Di Francesco had signed an extension that will keep him contracted with Sassuolo until June 2016.[10]

Managerial statistics

As of 14 May 2016
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Virtus Lanciano Italy 23 June 2008 27 January 2009 20 6 3 11 30.00
Pescara Italy 12 January 2010 22 June 2011 61 23 17 21 37.70
Lecce Italy 24 June 2011 4 December 2011 14 2 2 10 14.29
Sassuolo Italy 19 June 2012 28 January 2014 67 31 15 21 46.27
Sassuolo Italy 3 March 2014 Present 93 36 28 29 38.71
Total 255 98 65 92 38.43

Personal life

Eusebio Di Francesco has a son, Federico (born 1994), who followed his father's footsteps by becoming a football player too. He made his Serie A debut in March 2013 at the age of 18.

Honours

Player

Roma[1]

Manager

Sassuolo[11]

Individual

References

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