Eusebio Di Francesco
Encyclopedia
Eusebio Di Francesco is a former professional Italian
footballer
, and now a football manager
, currently managing U.S. Lecce
.
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 AS Roma
, winning an Italian championship title in 2001 with the giallorossi and also making a few appearances for the Italian national team
. Following this triumph, he agreed to return to Piacenza, for 2 billion Italian lire and then retired in 2005 following stints with Ancona
and Perugia
.
club Val di Sangro
in 2007. In 2008 he was appointed as head coach of Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Virtus Lanciano, being later sacked on January 2009 due to poor results.
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. On 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
.
Italy
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footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, and now a football manager
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
, currently managing U.S. Lecce
U.S. Lecce
Unione Sportiva Lecce or simply U.S. Lecce is an Italian football club based in Lecce, Apulia who play in the Italian Serie A. After being crowned Serie B champions in 2009–10, the team successfully managed to avoid relegation in 2010-11....
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Playing career
Di Francesco started his career with TuscanTuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
teams Empoli
Empoli F.C.
Empoli Football Club is an Italian association football club located in Empoli, Tuscany, founded in 1920 and played its first official match in 1921.In recent years, the club has all too often been bouncing between Italy's two top divisions...
and Lucchese
A.S. Lucchese-Libertas
Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Football Club Lucca 2011 is an Italian football club, based in Lucca, Tuscany that currently plays in Eccellenza Tuscany.The club was founded in 1905 and having last been in Serie A in 1952....
. In 1995 he joined Piacenza
Piacenza Calcio
Piacenza Calcio is an Italian association football club based in Piacenza. The club was formed in 1919 and currently plays in Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione B. The team's colors are red and white, prompting one of the team's nicknames, the Biancorossi. They are also known as the Papaveri , and...
, where he had the opportunity to play regularly in the top flight
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
. In 1997 he was signed by AS Roma
A.S. Roma
Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s...
, winning an Italian championship title in 2001 with the giallorossi and also making a few appearances for the Italian national team
Italy national football team
The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...
. Following this triumph, he agreed to return to Piacenza, for 2 billion Italian lire and then retired in 2005 following stints with Ancona
A.C. Ancona
Associazione Calcio Ancona was a professional Italian football club, based in Ancona, Marche. It was founded in 1905 as Unione Sportiva Anconitana, changing its name to Ancona Calcio 1905 in 1981 and being refounded in 2004 with its last denomination....
and Perugia
Perugia Calcio
Associazione Calcistica Perugia Calcio is an Italian association football club based in Perugia, Umbria, direct heir of the old Perugia Calcio and A.C. Perugia, excluded from Italian football because of financial troubles....
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Coaching career
After his retirement from football, he served as team manager for AS Roma. He then served as sports director (in charge of transfers) for Serie C2Serie C2
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione is the name of the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consists of 54 teams, but in the season 2010–11 the teams are only 49 divided geographically into three divisions of 17, 16 and 16 teams each...
club Val di Sangro
Pol. Val di Sangro
S.S.D. Atessa Val di Sangro is an Italian association football club from Atessa, Abruzzo, founded in 2003.In the 2005–06 season, the club finished first in Serie D, Girone F...
in 2007. In 2008 he was appointed as head coach of Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Virtus Lanciano, being later sacked on January 2009 due to poor results.
He then served as head coach of Pescara in the 2010–11 Serie B
2010–11 Serie B
The 2010–11 Serie B is the seventy-ninth season since its establishment in 1929. A total of 22 teams contest the league, 15 of which returned from the 2009–10 season, 4 of which have been promoted from Lega Pro Prima Divisione, and three relegated from Serie A.-Events:On April 25, 2010 Livorno...
, guiding his team to an impressive season also thanks to glimpses of attractive football. On June 2011 it was revealed Di Francesco had left Pescara by mutual consent in order to hold talks with Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
club Lecce
U.S. Lecce
Unione Sportiva Lecce or simply U.S. Lecce is an Italian football club based in Lecce, Apulia who play in the Italian Serie A. After being crowned Serie B champions in 2009–10, the team successfully managed to avoid relegation in 2010-11....
regarding the vacant head coaching post at the club from Salento
Salento
Salento is the south-eastern extremity of the Apulia region of Italy. It is a sub-peninsula of the main Italian Peninsula, sometimes described as the "heel" of the Italian "boot"...
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