Francesco Mancini (footballer)

Infobox Football biography
playername = Francesco Mancini
fullname = Francesco Mancini
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1968|10|10
cityofbirth = Matera
countryofbirth = Italy
height = Height|m=1.76
position = Goalkeeper
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youthyears = 1984-1985
youthclubs = Matera
years = 1985-1987 1987 1987-1997 1995-1996 1997-2000 2000-2003 2003-2004 2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007
clubs = Matera Bisceglie Foggia → Lazio (loan) Bari Napoli Pisa Sambenedettese Teramo Salernitana A.C. Martina
caps(goals) = 057 (0) 000 (0) 235 (0) 006 (0) 095 (0) 082 (0) 038 (0) 014 (0) 018 (0)
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Francesco Mancini (born 10 October, 1968 in Matera) is an Italian footballer. He last played for Matera in December 2007.

Football career

Mancini started his career at hometown club Matera.

Foggia

He joined Bisceglie in summer 1987, and left for U.S. Foggia of Serie C1 in October 1987, where he spent a decade on. He played in Serie A between 1991 and 1995.

He played 2 Serie B games for Foggia in 1995-96 season, before left on loan to S.S. Lazio in November 1995.

He played another Serie B season for Foggia in summer 1996.

Bari

In summer 1997, he joined A.S. Bari of Serie A, where he played 95 games in three Serie A seasons.

Napoli

In October 2000, he transferred to S.S.C. Napoli of Serie A, to replace young keeper Ferdinando Coppola who sold to Bologna. His first choice place was lost to new signing Alberto Fontana in January 2001. He regain his first choice due to Napoli relegated to Serie B. In 2002-03 season, with the backup of Marco Storari and then Emanuele Manitta, he still made 27 appearances at age of 35.

Late career

In summer 2003, he joined Pisa of Serie C1 due to Napoli choose to sign Manitta permanently.

In January 2005, he transferred to Sambenedettese of Serie C1, in exchange with Domenico Di Dio.

He then played for Teramo, Salernitana and A.C. Martina, all in Serie C1.

Honours and awards

*Serie A Third Place: 1996 (Lazio)
*Serie B Champions: 1991 (Foggia)
*Serie C1 runner-up: 1989 (Foggia)

External links

* [http://www.footballplus.com/players/4554/Francesco-Mancini.html 2005-06 Profile at footballplus]