Eusebio Di Francesco

Infobox Football biography
playername = Eusebio Di Francesco


fullname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1968|9|8
cityofbirth = Pescara
countryofbirth = Italy
height = Height|m=1.78
nickname =
position = Manager (former midfielder)
currentclub = Virtus Lanciano
clubnumber =
years = 1987–1991
1991–1995
1995–1997
1997–2001
2001–2003
2003–2004
2004–2005
clubs = Empoli
Lucchese
Piacenza
AS Roma
Piacenza
Ancona
Perugia
caps(goals) = 102 0(3)
139 (12)
067 0(5)
168 (14)
061 (12)
010 0(0)
030 0(1)
manageryears = 2008–
managerclubs = Virtus Lanciano
pcupdate = 2008-08-25
ntupdate =

Eusebio Di Francesco (born 8 September, 1968 in Pescara) is a former professional Italian footballer, and now a football manager currently in charge with Lega Pro Prima Divisione team Virtus Lanciano.

Career

Di Francesco started his career with Tuscan 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, and then retired in 2005 following stints with Ancona and Perugia.

After his retirement from football, he served as team manager for AS Roma. He is now sports director (in charge of transfers) for Serie C2 club Pol. Val di Sangro. [cite web|url=http://www.polisportivavaldisangro.it/squadra.html|publisher=Polisportiva Val di Sangro|language=Italian|title=Lo staff tecnico e la dirigenza|accessdate=2007-10-08] In 2008 he was appointed as head coach of Virtus Lanciano.

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