Francesco Mancini (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francesco Mancini | ||
| Date of birth | October 10, 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Matera, Italy | ||
| Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
| Place of death | Pescara, Italy | ||
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| 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) |
| *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.
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Football career
Mancini started his career at hometown club Matera.
Foggia
He played 2 Serie B games for Foggia in 1995-96 season, before left on loan to S.S. Lazio in November 1995.
He played another Serie B season for Foggia in summer 1996.
Bari
In summer 1997, he joined A.S. Bari of Serie A, where he played 95 games in three Serie A seasons.
Napoli
In October 2000, he transferred to S.S.C. Napoli of Serie A, to replace young keeper Ferdinando Coppola who sold to Bologna. His first choice place was lost to new signing Alberto Fontana in January 2001. He regain his first choice due to Napoli relegated to Serie B. In 2002-03 season, with the backup of Marco Storari and then Emanuele Manitta, he still made 27 appearances at age of 35.
Late career
In summer 2003, he joined Pisa of Serie C1 due to Napoli choose to sign Manitta permanently.
In January 2005, he transferred to Sambenedettese of Serie C1, in exchange with Domenico Di Dio.
He then played for Teramo, Salernitana and A.C. Martina, all in Serie C1.
Post-playing career
During the 2009/2010 season, he has been the goalkeeper coach and the assistant coach of Manfredonia playing in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione league. On July 2010 he was announced as new goalkeeping coach of former club Foggia, where he worked as part of the backroom staff of his mentor Zdeněk Zeman. Later on July 2011, he followed Zeman at Serie B club Pescara.[1]
Death
On 30 March 2012, 43-year-old Mancini was found dead at his Pescara home by his wife after suffering a sudden heart attack.[2]
Honours and awards
- Serie B champions: 1991 (Foggia)
References
External links
- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- 1968 births
- 2012 deaths
- Italian footballers
- F.C. Matera players
- Foggia Calcio players
- S.S. Lazio players
- F.C. Bari 1908 players
- S.S.C. Napoli players
- A.C. Pisa 1909 players
- U.S. Salernitana 1919 players
- A.C. Martina players
- S.S. Sambenedettese Calcio players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Association football goalkeepers
- People from Matera
- Sportspeople from Basilicata
