Francesco Baldini

Francesco Baldini (born 14 March 1974) is an Italian football coach and a former player who played as a defender, currently in charge as head coach of Vicenza.

Francesco Baldini
Personal information
Full name Francesco Baldini
Date of birth (1974-03-14) 14 March 1974
Place of birth Massa, Italy
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Vicenza (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1993 Lucchese 19 (0)
1993–1994 Juventus 3 (0)
1994–1995 Lucchese 32 (0)
1995–2003 Napoli 168 (1)
2001–2002 → Reggina (loan) 9 (0)
2003–2006 Genoa 73 (4)
2006–2007 Perugia 23 (2)
2007–2008 Lugano 16 (0)
2008–2010 San Marino 42 (3)
National team
1993 Italy Olympic 0 (0)
Teams managed
2014–2015 Sestri Levante
2015 Lucchese
2016 Lucchese
2019 Trapani
2021–2022 Catania
2022– Vicenza
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Throughout his club career, Baldini played for Italian clubs Lucchese, Juventus, Napoli, Reggina, Genoa, Perugia, as well as San Marino.[1]

International career

At international level, Baldini was called up to the Italian Under-21 Olympic squad for the 1993 Mediterranean Games, but did not make any appearances for the side.[2]

Coaching career

In 2011, he obtained a UEFA A License, making him eligible to coach Lega Pro teams.

Baldini successively started a career as youth coach with Bologna, where he worked from 2011 to 2014. He then took his first head coaching role at the helm of Serie D amateurs Sestri Levante for the 2014–15 season, obtaining a second place in the league and later winning the national playoff tournament.

In June 2015, he was named new head coach of Lucchese, being however fired in October 2015 due to poor results; he was re-hired in February 2016 and then dismissed once again on 6 March.

After his Lucchese experience, Baldini returned to youth coaching, first in charge of the Under-17 team of Roma and then as Primavera Under-19 coach of Juventus.

On 11 July 2019 he was announced as the new head coach of Serie B club Trapani. He was dismissed by Trapani on 17 December 2019.[3]

On 19 March 2021 he was announced as the new head coach of Serie C club Catania for the remainder of the season.[4] He guided the Rossazzurri during a financially troubled season, which was cut short on April 2022 as Catania were excluded from the league after having been declared insolvent. Just a few days later, he was hired by relegation-battling Serie B club Vicenza as their new head coach with immediate effect.[5]

References
  1. "Francesco Baldini: Player Profile" (in Italian). tuttocalciatori. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  2. "Baldini, Francesco" (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  3. "Ufficiale – Trapani, esonerato Baldini" (in Italian). ItaSportPress. 17 December 2019.
  4. "Calcio Catania, ufficiale: Francesco Baldini è il nuovo allenatore" (in Italian). CataniaToday. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  5. "Francesco Baldini nuovo Allenatore Responsabile della Prima Squadra" (in Italian). L.R. Vicenza. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
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