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| name = Francesco Coco |
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| height = 1.81m |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1977|1|8}} |
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| birth_place = [[Paternò]], Italy |
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| dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1977|1|8}} |
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| cityofbirth = [[Paternò]] |
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| countryofbirth = [[Italy]] |
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| position = [[Defender (association football)#Wing-back|Left wing-back]] |
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| currentclub = [[Inter Milan]] |
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| youthyears1 = 1993–1995 |youthclubs1 = [[A.C. Milan|Milan]] |
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| clubnumber = 17 |
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| years1 = 1995–2002 |clubs1 = [[A.C. Milan|Milan]] |caps1 = 56 |goals1 = 2 |
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| position = Defender |
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| years2 = 1997–1998 |clubs2 = → [[Vicenza Calcio|Vicenza]] (loan) |caps2 = 20 |goals2 = 0 |
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| years3 = 1999–2000 |clubs3 = → [[Torino F.C.|Torino]] (loan) |caps3 = 21 |goals3 = 0 |
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| years4 = 2001–2002 |clubs4 = → [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] (loan) |caps4 = 23 |goals4 = 1 |
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| years = 1993-2002<br>1997-1998<br>1999-2000<br>2001-2002<br>2002-<br>2005-2006 |
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| years5 = 2002–2007 |clubs5 = [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]] |caps5 = 26 |goals5 = 0 |
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| clubs = [[AC Milan]]<br>[[Vicenza Calcio|Vicenza]] (loan)<br>[[Torino Calcio|Torino]] (loan)<br>[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]<br>[[Inter Milan]]<br>[[A.S. Livorno Calcio|Livorno]] (loan) |
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| years6 = 2005–2006 |clubs6 = → [[A.S. Livorno Calcio|Livorno]] (loan) |caps6 = 28 |goals6 = 0 |
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| caps(goals) = 56 (2)<br>20 (0)<br>21 (0)<br>23 (0)<br>26 (0)<br>28 (0) |
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| years7 = 2006–2007 |clubs7 = → [[Torino F.C.|Torino]] (loan) |caps7 = 3 |goals7 = 0 |
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| nationalyears = 2000-2002 |
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| totalcaps = 177 |totalgoals = 3 |
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| nationalteam = [[Italy national football team|Italy]] |
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| nationalyears1 = 1994–1995 |nationalteam1 = [[Italy national under-18 football team|Italy U-18]] |nationalcaps1 = 6 |nationalgoals1 = 0 |
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| nationalcaps(goals) = 17 (0) |
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| nationalyears2 = 1995–2000 |nationalteam2 = [[Italy national under-21 football team|Italy U-21]] |nationalcaps2 = 20|nationalgoals2 = 1 |
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| pcupdate = 21/11/2006 |
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| nationalyears3 = 1997 |nationalteam3 = Italy U-23 |nationalcaps3 = 2 |nationalgoals3 = 0 |
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| ntupdate = 21/11/2006 |
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| nationalyears4 = 2000–2002 |nationalteam4 = [[Italy national football team|Italy]] |nationalcaps4 = 17|nationalgoals4 = 0 |
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}}'''Francesco Coco''' (born [[January 8]], [[1977]] in [[Paternò]]) is an [[Italy|Italian]] [[football (soccer)]] [[defender (football)|defender]], who currently plays for [[Internazionale Milano F.C.|Internazionale]] of [[Serie A]]. |
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'''Francesco Coco''' ({{IPA|it|franˈtʃesko ˈkɔːko}}; born 8 January 1977) is an Italian retired [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]]. Although naturally right-footed, he played as a [[Defender (association football)#Wing-back|left wing-back]] (his favourite position) or, more commonly, as a [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|left-back]]. He had spells with both [[AC Milan]] and [[Inter Milan]], also spending a season at [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]. In his early career, Coco showed much promise and was regarded as a possible successor to [[Paolo Maldini]]; however, he failed to live up to expectations.<ref name="planet">[https://www.planetfootball.com/nostalgia/what-happened-to-francesco-coco-once-considered-clarence-seedorfs-equal What happened to Francesco Coco, once Clarence Seedorf’s equal?] ''Planetfootball.com'', 19 October 2018</ref> |
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==Club== |
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Prior to joining Inter, Coco played for [[A.C. Milan|AC Milan]] (1993-97, 1998-99, 2000-02), [[Vicenza Calcio|Vicenza]] (on loan, 1997-98), [[Torino Calcio|Torino]] (on loan, 1999-2000), and [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] (on loan, 2001-02). He won two ''scudetti'' with Milan. In [[2002]], AC Milan and Inter exchanged Coco for Dutch midfielder [[Clarence Seedorf]]. A deal worth 28 million euro. Coco was tipped to be the next great Italian left-back, but a serious injury hampered his form, and since, he has never managed to recover to full potential. in 2005/06, he was loaned to [[A.S. Livorno Calcio|Livorno]]. He's now back at Inter where he hasn't played a single minute since his return. His 77 shirt was taken by [[Marco Andreolli]], forcing Coco to wear shirt number 17. |
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Coco won two [[Serie A]] league titles and represented [[Italy national football team|Italy]] at the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]]. |
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==National team== |
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Coco played for the Italy U18 team in the intermediary round of [[1995]] [[European Under-19 Football Championship|European Under-18 Football Championship]]. |
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==Club career== |
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Coco played for [[Italy national under-21 football team|Italy U21 team]] at the [[1996]], [[1998]] [[European Under-21 Football Championship]] Qualifying round, On [[2000]], he won the [[European Under-21 Football Championship]]. |
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Born in [[Paternò]], Coco spent the majority of his club career with the [[Milan]] clubs; first with [[A.C. Milan]] between 1993 and 2002 and later with [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Inter]] between 2002 and 2007; he spent the [[2001-02 FC Barcelona season|2001–02 season]] on loan at [[FC Barcelona]], with generally solid performances (he also had loan spells with [[Vicenza Calcio]] and [[Torino F.C.]]). He was part of the Milan teams that won the [[Serie A]] in [[1995–96 A.C. Milan season|1995–96]] and [[1998–99 A.C. Milan season|1998–99]].<ref name="worldsoccer"/><ref name="calciomercato">{{cite web|url=http://www.calciomercato.com/news/che-fine-ha-fatto-coco-quando-per-un-calciatore-il-pallone-diven-841517|title=Che fine ha fatto? Coco, quando per un calciatore il pallone diventa secondario|publisher=Calciomercato.com|language=it|author1=Alessandro Di Gioia|date=15 April 2016|access-date=9 May 2017}}</ref> |
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Also, Coco played for the victorious Italy U23 team at the [[1997 Mediterranean Games]]. |
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In 2002, Milan traded Coco to Inter in a [[part exchange]] deal for [[Clarence Seedorf]], worth €28 million. Despite reaching the [[2002–03 UEFA Champions League|2002–03 Champions League]] semi-finals and winning the [[2004–05 Coppa Italia]], Coco's spell at Inter was blighted by injuries. Coco has since given interviews stating Inter made a mistake by letting him undergo back surgery in November 2003, telling him he would be out for no more than a month. In the end, he had to recover for two years. In [[2005–06 Serie A|2005–06]], he was loaned to [[A.S. Livorno Calcio|Livorno]], after rejecting a move to [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] despite playing a friendly against [[Yeading F.C.]] where he impressed in a 5–0 home victory. He played one season at Livorno, and after his loan deal, he returned to Inter. During the summer of 2006, he tried to find a new club, but in the end, all negotiations failed and Coco remained at Inter. |
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Coco's full debut for the [[Italy national football team|Italy]] is against [[Romania national football team|Romania]], [[7 October]] [[2000]], at the [[Football World Cup 2002 (qualification UEFA)|2002 World Cup Preliminaries]]. He also played for Italy in [[Football World Cup 2002|2002 World Cup]], but not selected since October [[2002]]. Currently, he has 17 caps. |
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In January 2007, he joined English club [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] on a trial but after three days the club told him he was not in their plans. Later the English newspapers alleged that Manchester City was no longer interested in him because he had turned up for training smoking a cigarette.<ref name="worldsoccer"/><ref>[http://www.repubblica.it/2007/01/sezioni/sport/calcio/coco-fuma/coco-fuma/coco-fuma.html "Fuma durante l'allenamento" Il Manchester City liquida Coco – Calcio – Sport – Repubblica.it<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> After a loan to [[Torino F.C.|Torino]] for the [[2006–07 Serie A|2006–07]] season, he went back to Inter for the first part of the summer but mutually rescinded his contract with the Milan-based club on 7 September 2007.<ref name="freeagent">{{cite web|url=http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=27296&L=en|publisher=Inter.it|title=Coco contract dissolved|access-date=7 September 2007|date=7 September 2007|archive-date=3 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403040344/http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=27296&L=en|url-status=dead}},</ref> Later Coco declared his intention to quit football in order to pursue an acting career<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/sep7o.html |title=Francesco goes to Hollywood |publisher=Football Italia |date=7 September 2007 |access-date=8 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012172131/http://channel4.com/sport/football_italia/sep7o.html |archive-date=12 October 2007 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref> despite the rumoured interest of MLS sides [[New England Revolution]] and [[New York Red Bulls]]. |
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==Outside the field== |
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*Coco is not only a football player but also a business man.Together with his father Antonino (Nino) Coco, he owns shops and has his own clothing label called "Urban 77". He used to live in [[Legnano]], where he grew up. Coco is a real celebrity in Italy, and is well known in the "party" and "society" scene in Italy. Recently he was a guest at the Rai Due show "Quelli che il calcio", and at "100% Calcio" on Sky Sport 1. He also wrote the foreword for the recently published book "Mio marito e' un calciatore". |
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*Coco was pranked on the hit Italian TV show "[[Scherzi a Parte]]". |
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==International career== |
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Coco played for the [[Italy national under-18 football team|Italy U18]] team in the intermediary round of the 1995 [[European Under-19 Football Championship|European Under-18 Football Championship]] and for the [[Italy national under-21 football team|Italy U21 team]] at the [[1996 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship|1996]] and [[1998 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship|1998]] [[UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship|UEFA U-21 Championship]] qualifying phases, playing also in the final round in the successful [[2000 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship|2000 campaign]] under manager [[Marco Tardelli]]. Also, Coco played for the victorious Italy U23 team at the [[1997 Mediterranean Games]].<ref name="calciomercato"/> |
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*[http://www.footballdatabase.com/site/players/index.php?dumpPlayer=28 FootballDatabase provides profile and stats on Francesco Coco] |
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*[http://www.francescococo.tk francescococo.tk] |
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*[http://www.77urban.it Francesco Coco's clothing label] |
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*[http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/Players/Player=22794/index.html Profile at UEFA.com] |
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*{{it icon}} [http://www.livornocalcio.it/giocatori/coco.asp Profile and stats at Livorno official site] |
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*{{it icon}} [http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=1504&squadra=1 National Team stats. at FIGC official site] |
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Coco's full debut for the [[Italy national football team]] came in a 3–0 win against [[Romania national football team|Romania]], on 7 October 2000, in a [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2002 World Cup qualifying]] match under [[Giovanni Trapattoni]]. He also played for Italy in [[2002 FIFA World Cup]], and was last called up to the national side in September 2002. He achieved a total of 17 caps with the ''azzurri''.<ref name="worldsoccer"/> |
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==Style of play== |
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{{Italy Squad 2002 World Cup}} |
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Coco was a quick, physical, and tactically versatile player, who was primarily deployed as an offensive-minded [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|fullback]] or as a [[Defender (association football)#Wing-back|wingback]], due to his tenacity, and work-rate, as well as his defensive and offensive attributes. Although he was naturally right-footed, he was also capable of playing both on the right and the left flank. He was known for his strong tackling, physicality, determination, and [[Cross (football)|crossing]] ability with both feet. Due to his pace, stamina, skill, and technique, he was also occasionally utilised as a [[Midfielder#Winger|wide midfielder]] in a [[Formation (association football)#3–5–2|3–5–2]] or [[Formation (association football)#3–4–3|3–4–3 formation]]. Despite his talent, he was often injury-prone and inconsistent, while he had a difficult character and lacked discipline off the pitch; his chances were often limited both at club and international level, due to the presence of [[Paolo Maldini]] in his position, whom Coco had initially been tipped to replace as Milan and Italy's starting left-back.<ref name="worldsoccer">{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/blogs/334928-334928|title=Francesco Coco: a case of what might have been|publisher=World Soccer|author1=Jamie Rainbow|author2=Jamie Lindsay|date=13 May 2012|access-date=9 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="calciomercato"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.raisport.rai.it/news/sport/calcio/200105/01/3aef1cd700308/|title=Lotta per la coppa|publisher=RaiSport|language=it|access-date=9 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053542/http://www2.raisport.rai.it/news/sport/calcio/200105/01/3aef1cd700308/|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fantagazzetta.com/Rubriche/memento-francesco-coco-dal-milan-all-isola-dei-famosi-163780|title=MEMENTO - Francesco Coco, dal Milan all'Isola dei Famosi|website=fantagazzetta.com|access-date=9 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305124642/http://www.fantagazzetta.com/Rubriche/memento-francesco-coco-dal-milan-all-isola-dei-famosi-163780|archive-date=5 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/1022803.stm|title=Italy squad at a glance|publisher=BBC|date=14 November 2000|access-date=7 November 2015}}</ref> |
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{{Inter Milan Squad}} |
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==Off the field== |
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[[Category:1977 births|Coco, Francesco]] |
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Coco was not only a football player but also a businessman. Together with his father Antonio, they own shops and he has his own clothing label called "Urban 77". Coco is a celebrity in Italy and is well known in the party and society scene in Italy. He also wrote the foreword for the recently published book ''Mio marito è un calciatore'' (''My husband is a footballer''). Coco also famously had a long relationship with the Italian actress, showgirl, and model [[Manuela Arcuri]].<ref name="calciomercato"/> |
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[[Category:Living people|Coco, Francesco]] |
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[[Category:Natives of Sicily|Coco, Francesco]] |
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[[Category:Italian footballers|Coco, Francesco]] |
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[[Category:Italy international footballers|Coco, Francesco]] |
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[[Category:A.C. Milan players|Coco, Francesco]] |
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[[Category:Vicenza Calcio players|Coco, Francesco]] |
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[[Category:Torino F.C. players|Coco, Francesco]] |
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[[Category:FC Barcelona footballers|Coco, Francesco]] |
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[[Category:Internazionale players|Coco, Francesco]] |
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[[Category:A.S. Livorno Calcio players|Coco, Francesco]] |
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[[Category:Serie A players|Coco, Francesco]] |
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[[Category:Current Serie A players|Coco, Francesco]] |
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[[Category:La Liga footballers|Coco, Francesco]] |
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[[Category:FIFA World Cup 2002 players|Coco, Francesco]] |
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[[Category:Football (soccer) fullbacks|Coco, Francesco]] |
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Following his retirement from professional football, Coco stated that he was interested in pursuing an acting career, and accepted to appear in ''[[L'Isola dei Famosi]]'', the Italian celebrity adaptation of the TV format ''[[Survivor (TV series)|Survivor]]'', which he abandoned voluntarily days after the beginning of the show.<ref name="calciomercato"/> |
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[[fr:Francesco Coco]] |
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[[ja:フランチェスコ・ココ]] |
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==Honours== |
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===Club=== |
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;Milan<ref name=eurosport.com>{{cite web|url=http://it.eurosport.com/calcio/francesco-coco_prs4981/person.shtml|title=Francesco Coco|publisher=Eurosport|access-date=18 December 2015}}</ref> |
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* [[Serie A]]: [[1995–96 Serie A|1995–96]], [[1998–99 Serie A|1998–99]] |
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;Inter<ref name=eurosport.com/> |
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* [[Coppa Italia]]: [[2004–05 Coppa Italia|2004–05]] |
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===International=== |
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;Italy |
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* [[UEFA Under-21 European Championship]]: [[2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2000]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://it.uefa.com/under21/season=2000/matches/round=1454/match=64957/index.html|title=Repubblica Ceca 1-2 Italia|publisher=UEFA.com|language=it|access-date=5 February 2017}}</ref> |
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* [[Football at the Mediterranean Games|Mediterranean Games]]: [[Football at the 1997 Mediterranean Games|1997]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://forzafrancescococo.tripod.com Francesco Coco] |
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* [http://www.footballdatabase.com/site/players/index.php?dumpPlayer=28 FootballDatabase provides profile and stats on Francesco Coco] |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050302055152/http://www.77urban.it/ Francesco Coco's clothing label] |
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* [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/Players/Player=22794/index.html Profile at UEFA.com] |
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* {{in lang|it}} [http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=1504&squadra=1 National Team stats. at FIGC official site] |
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* {{in lang|it}} [http://www.tuttocalciatori.net/Coco_Francesco Profile at tuttocalciatori.net] |
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{{Italy Squad 2002 World Cup}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Coco, Francesco}} |
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[[Category:Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy]] |
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Latest revision as of 06:41, 28 December 2024
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 8 January 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Paternò, Italy | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left wing-back | ||
Youth career | |||
1993–1995 | Milan | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–2002 | Milan | 56 | (2) |
1997–1998 | → Vicenza (loan) | 20 | (0) |
1999–2000 | → Torino (loan) | 21 | (0) |
2001–2002 | → Barcelona (loan) | 23 | (1) |
2002–2007 | Internazionale | 26 | (0) |
2005–2006 | → Livorno (loan) | 28 | (0) |
2006–2007 | → Torino (loan) | 3 | (0) |
Total | 177 | (3) | |
International career | |||
1994–1995 | Italy U-18 | 6 | (0) |
1995–2000 | Italy U-21 | 20 | (1) |
1997 | Italy U-23 | 2 | (0) |
2000–2002 | Italy | 17 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Francesco Coco (Italian pronunciation: [franˈtʃesko ˈkɔːko]; born 8 January 1977) is an Italian retired footballer who played as a defender. Although naturally right-footed, he played as a left wing-back (his favourite position) or, more commonly, as a left-back. He had spells with both AC Milan and Inter Milan, also spending a season at Barcelona. In his early career, Coco showed much promise and was regarded as a possible successor to Paolo Maldini; however, he failed to live up to expectations.[1]
Coco won two Serie A league titles and represented Italy at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Club career
[edit]Born in Paternò, Coco spent the majority of his club career with the Milan clubs; first with A.C. Milan between 1993 and 2002 and later with Inter between 2002 and 2007; he spent the 2001–02 season on loan at FC Barcelona, with generally solid performances (he also had loan spells with Vicenza Calcio and Torino F.C.). He was part of the Milan teams that won the Serie A in 1995–96 and 1998–99.[2][3]
In 2002, Milan traded Coco to Inter in a part exchange deal for Clarence Seedorf, worth €28 million. Despite reaching the 2002–03 Champions League semi-finals and winning the 2004–05 Coppa Italia, Coco's spell at Inter was blighted by injuries. Coco has since given interviews stating Inter made a mistake by letting him undergo back surgery in November 2003, telling him he would be out for no more than a month. In the end, he had to recover for two years. In 2005–06, he was loaned to Livorno, after rejecting a move to Newcastle United despite playing a friendly against Yeading F.C. where he impressed in a 5–0 home victory. He played one season at Livorno, and after his loan deal, he returned to Inter. During the summer of 2006, he tried to find a new club, but in the end, all negotiations failed and Coco remained at Inter.
In January 2007, he joined English club Manchester City on a trial but after three days the club told him he was not in their plans. Later the English newspapers alleged that Manchester City was no longer interested in him because he had turned up for training smoking a cigarette.[2][4] After a loan to Torino for the 2006–07 season, he went back to Inter for the first part of the summer but mutually rescinded his contract with the Milan-based club on 7 September 2007.[5] Later Coco declared his intention to quit football in order to pursue an acting career[6] despite the rumoured interest of MLS sides New England Revolution and New York Red Bulls.
International career
[edit]Coco played for the Italy U18 team in the intermediary round of the 1995 European Under-18 Football Championship and for the Italy U21 team at the 1996 and 1998 UEFA U-21 Championship qualifying phases, playing also in the final round in the successful 2000 campaign under manager Marco Tardelli. Also, Coco played for the victorious Italy U23 team at the 1997 Mediterranean Games.[3]
Coco's full debut for the Italy national football team came in a 3–0 win against Romania, on 7 October 2000, in a 2002 World Cup qualifying match under Giovanni Trapattoni. He also played for Italy in 2002 FIFA World Cup, and was last called up to the national side in September 2002. He achieved a total of 17 caps with the azzurri.[2]
Style of play
[edit]Coco was a quick, physical, and tactically versatile player, who was primarily deployed as an offensive-minded fullback or as a wingback, due to his tenacity, and work-rate, as well as his defensive and offensive attributes. Although he was naturally right-footed, he was also capable of playing both on the right and the left flank. He was known for his strong tackling, physicality, determination, and crossing ability with both feet. Due to his pace, stamina, skill, and technique, he was also occasionally utilised as a wide midfielder in a 3–5–2 or 3–4–3 formation. Despite his talent, he was often injury-prone and inconsistent, while he had a difficult character and lacked discipline off the pitch; his chances were often limited both at club and international level, due to the presence of Paolo Maldini in his position, whom Coco had initially been tipped to replace as Milan and Italy's starting left-back.[2][3][7][8][9]
Off the field
[edit]Coco was not only a football player but also a businessman. Together with his father Antonio, they own shops and he has his own clothing label called "Urban 77". Coco is a celebrity in Italy and is well known in the party and society scene in Italy. He also wrote the foreword for the recently published book Mio marito è un calciatore (My husband is a footballer). Coco also famously had a long relationship with the Italian actress, showgirl, and model Manuela Arcuri.[3]
Following his retirement from professional football, Coco stated that he was interested in pursuing an acting career, and accepted to appear in L'Isola dei Famosi, the Italian celebrity adaptation of the TV format Survivor, which he abandoned voluntarily days after the beginning of the show.[3]
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Milan[10]
- Inter[10]
International
[edit]- Italy
References
[edit]- ^ What happened to Francesco Coco, once Clarence Seedorf’s equal? Planetfootball.com, 19 October 2018
- ^ a b c d Jamie Rainbow; Jamie Lindsay (13 May 2012). "Francesco Coco: a case of what might have been". World Soccer. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
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