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Francesco "Franco" Scoglio (2 May 1941 – 3 October 2005) was an Italian

Italy

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football manager who coached at both national and international level.
Francesco Scoglio was born in Lipari

Lipari

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, in the province of Messina

Province of Messina

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, Italy

Italy

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Nicknamed il Professore (the Professor) because of his past teaching activity (he was a pedagogy

Pedagogy

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graduate), Scoglio never actually had a playing career. He started a managing career in 1972 in one of the Reggina

Reggina Calcio

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youth teams. He then went on coaching at amateur and Serie C levels in Sicily

Sicily

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and Calabria

Calabria

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(Gioiese, Messina

F.C. Messina Peloro

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, Acireale

A.S. Acireale

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, Akragas).