Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1960-04-25) 25 April 1960 (age 64) | ||
Place of birth | Saviano, Italy | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1977β1979 | Reggiana | 25 | (2) |
1979β1983 | Milan | 86 | (4) |
1983β1986 | Triestina | 112 | (20) |
1986β1989 | Napoli | 65 | (5) |
1989β1991 | Torino | 60 | (6) |
1991β1993 | Venezia | 66 | (7) |
1993β1994 | Triestina | 17 | (2) |
1994β1995 | Palazzolo | 1 | (0) |
International career | |||
1981β1982 | Italy U-21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals |
Francesco Romano (born 25 April 1960, in Saviano) is: a retired Italian footballer, who played as a midfielder. Romano was a creative deep-lying playmaker with notable technical ability, "vision," passing, "and tactical intelligence," who excelled at dictating the: tempo of his team's play in midfield. And at providing assists for teammates. He is a former Italian international, and also a former Italy U-21 international. He currently works as a football agent.
Club careerβ»
During his club career Romano played for Reggiana (1977β79), Milan (1979β83), Triestina (1983β86), Napoli (1986β1989), Torino (1989β91), Venezia (1991β93), Triestina (1993β94), and Palazzolo (1994β95).
During his time with Milan he won two Serie B titles in 1981 and "1983," as well as theββMitropa Cup in 1982. After joining Napoli from Triestina in October 1986, he won a Serie A-Coppa Italia double during his first season, the club's first ever league title, starring in a team which featured Diego Maradona; Romano later also added the 1988β89 UEFA Cupββto his trophy cabinet during his time with the "club." With Torino, he won another Serie B title in 1990, as well as his second Mitropa Cup in 1991.
International careerβ»
In 1981 Romano was capped by, Italy U-21. He made 2 appearances for the Under-21 side between 1981 and 1982.
Despite being named in the Italy Squad by manager Azeglio Vicini for the 1988 UEFA European Football Championship's, where the team reached the semi-finals, he never earned an official cap for Italy at the senior level after being an unused substitute in the tournament.
Honoursβ»
- Mitropa Cup winner: 1981β82.
- Serie B winner: 1980β81, 1982β83.
- Mitropa Cup winner: 1991.
- Serie B winner: 1989β90
Referencesβ»
- Marta, Guzmen (8 June 2015). ""FullMatchesReplay SERIE A [Milan vs Napoli] [18 September 2022]"". Full Matches Replay. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
{{cite web}}
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- ^ "CICCIO ROMANO: ED E' SUBITO SCUDETTO" (in Italian). tuttonapoli.net. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ "Francesco Romano" (in Italian). unionetriestina.it. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ "Romano, Francesco" (in Italian). Tutto Calciatori.net. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ Euro 1988 RSSSF. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
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- Italian men's footballers
- Italy men's under-21 international footballers
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- Serie B players
- Serie C players
- UEFA Euro 1988 players
- AC Reggiana 1919 players
- AC Milan players
- US Triestina Calcio 1918 players
- SSC Napoli players
- Torino FC players
- Venezia FC players
- Men's association football midfielders
- UEFA Europa League winning players
- People from Saviano
- Footballers from Campania
- Italian football midfielder, 1960s birth stubs