Date of birth | 02 December 1971 |
Place of birth | Padova |
Nationality | Italian |
Weight | 90 kg |
Height | 1.96 m |
Position | Goalkeeper |
Born in Southern Italy, Francesco began his career at AC Milan as a product of the youth system.
He had one season at Verona and then at Trento but came to prominence with a long and successful career at Fiorentina after joining in 1993.
He was in the side that won promotion to Serie A in 1993-4 and in the two Italian Cup winning sides in 1996 and 1999.
He was part of the National side for the 1998 World Cup Finals but did not play, and in the European Championships in 2000 playing exceptionally well when he replaced the injured Gianluigi Buffon.
Fiorentina were forced to sell him as the club went into financial difficulties and he signed for Inter Milan at the start of the 2001-2002 season.
He is regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in Europe but is only Italy's second choice behind Buffon.
In addition to the figures below, whilst an unused substitute, Francesco was shown a yellow card for dissent after 44 minutes of Inter Milano's Champions League game against Manchester United on 24 February 2009.
Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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AC Milan | 01 Jul 1988 | 01 Jul 1990 | |
Hellas Verona | 01 Jul 1990 | 01 Jul 1991 | |
Trento | 01 Jul 1991 | 01 Jul 1992 | |
Ravenna | 01 Jul 1992 | 01 Jul 1993 | |
Fiorentina | 01 Jul 1993 | 05 Jul 2001 | |
Internazionale | 05 Jul 2001 |
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Clean sheets | Conceded | Y | R |
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1999-00 | Fiorentina | UEFA Champions League | 4 | 2 | 3 |
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2000-01 | Fiorentina | Serie A | 32 | 5 | 47 |
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2000-01 | Fiorentina | UEFA Cup | 2 | 5 | ||||
2001-02 | Internazionale | Serie A | 33 | 9 | 35 |
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2001-02 | Internazionale | UEFA Cup | 9 | 4 | 7 |
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2002-03 | Internazionale | Serie A | 32 | 11 | 35 |
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2002-03 | Internazionale | UEFA Champions League | 18 | 5 | 19 |
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2003-04 | Internazionale | Serie A | 32 | 10 | 34 | |||
2003-04 | Internazionale | UEFA Champions League | 6 | 1 | 11 | |||
2003-04 | Internazionale | UEFA Cup | 5 | 6 | ||||
2004-05 | Internazionale | Serie A | 30 | 12 | 27 |
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2004-05 | Internazionale | UEFA Champions League | 1 | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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14 Sep 1999 | Fiorentina v Arsenal | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group B |
27 Oct 1999 | Arsenal v Fiorentina | W | 0-1 | UEFA Champions League | Group B |
23 Nov 1999 | Fiorentina v Manchester United | W | 2-0 | UEFA Champions League | Phase 2 group B |
15 Mar 2000 | Manchester United v Fiorentina | L | 3-1 | UEFA Champions League | Phase 2 group B |
14 Sep 2000 | FC Tirol Milch Innsbruck v Fiorentina | L | 3-1 | UEFA Cup | 1st round 1st leg |
28 Sep 2000 | Fiorentina v FC Tirol Milch Innsbruck | D |
2-2 Agg: 3-5 |
UEFA Cup | 1st round 2nd leg |
01 Oct 2000 | Parma v Fiorentina | D | 2-2 | Serie A | 1 |
15 Oct 2000 | Fiorentina v Reggina | W | 2-1 | Serie A | 2 |
22 Oct 2000 | Brescia v Fiorentina | D | 1-1 | Serie A | 3 |
01 Nov 2000 | Fiorentina v Bari | D | 2-2 | Serie A | 4 |
04 Nov 2000 | Fiorentina v Perugia | L | 3-4 | Serie A | 5 |
12 Nov 2000 | Bologna v Fiorentina | D | 1-1 | Serie A | 6 |
19 Nov 2000 | Fiorentina v Vicenza | W | 3-2 | Serie A | 7 |
26 Nov 2000 | AS Roma v Fiorentina | L | 1-0 | Serie A | 8 |
03 Dec 2000 | Lecce v Fiorentina | D | 1-1 | Serie A | 9 |
10 Dec 2000 | Fiorentina v Inter Milano | W | 2-0 | Serie A | 10 |
17 Dec 2000 | Udinese v Fiorentina | W | 1-3 | Serie A | 11 |
23 Dec 2000 | Fiorentina v Verona | W | 2-0 | Serie A | 12 |
06 Jan 2001 | Juventus v Fiorentina | D | 3-3 | Serie A | 13 |
14 Jan 2001 | Fiorentina v AC Milan | W | 4-0 | Serie A | 14 |
21 Jan 2001 | Atalanta v Fiorentina | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 15 |
28 Jan 2001 | Fiorentina v Lazio | L | 1-4 | Serie A | 16 |
04 Feb 2001 | Napoli v Fiorentina | L | 1-0 | Serie A | 17 |
11 Feb 2001 | Fiorentina v Parma | L | 0-1 | Serie A | 18 |
24 Feb 2001 | Fiorentina v Brescia | D | 2-2 | Serie A | 20 |
04 Mar 2001 | Bari v Fiorentina | L | 2-1 | Serie A | 21 |
11 Mar 2001 | Perugia v Fiorentina | D | 2-2 | Serie A | 22 |
18 Mar 2001 | Fiorentina v Bologna | D | 1-1 | Serie A | 23 |
31 Mar 2001 | Vicenza v Fiorentina | D | 1-1 | Serie A | 24 |
09 Apr 2001 | Fiorentina v AS Roma | W | 3-1 | Serie A | 25 |
14 Apr 2001 | Fiorentina v Lecce | W | 2-0 | Serie A | 26 |
21 Apr 2001 | Inter Milano v Fiorentina | L | 4-2 | Serie A | 27 |
29 Apr 2001 | Fiorentina v Udinese | W | 2-1 | Serie A | 28 |
06 May 2001 | Verona v Fiorentina | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 29 |
11 May 2001 | Fiorentina v Juventus | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 30 |
17 May 2001 | AC Milan v Fiorentina | W | 1-2 | Serie A | 31 |
27 May 2001 | Fiorentina v Atalanta | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 32 |
17 Jun 2001 | Fiorentina v Napoli | L | 1-2 | Serie A | 34 |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Clean sheets | Conceded | Y | R |
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1992-93 | Italy | Mediterranean Games | 4 | 1 | 4 | |||
1993-94 | Italy | UEFA Under-21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |||
1993-94 | Italy | Under-21 | 2 | 1 | ||||
1995-96 | Italy | International Friendly | 2 |
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1995-96 | Italy | UEFA European Championship | 1 |
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1996-97 | Italy | FIFA World Cup | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
1996-97 | Italy | International Friendly | 1 | 2 | ||||
1999-00 | Italy | International Friendly | 1 | 1 |
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1999-00 | Italy | UEFA European Championship | 6 | 2 | 4 |
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2000-01 | Italy | FIFA World Cup | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||
2000-01 | Italy | International Friendly | 1 | 1 | ||||
2001-02 | Italy | International Friendly | 2 | 2 |
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2002-03 | Italy | International Friendly | 2 | 1 |
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2003-04 | Italy | International Friendly | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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17 Jun 1993 | Italy v Morocco | W | 2-0 | MEDITERRANEAN GAMES | |
19 Jun 1993 | Italy v Slovenia | W | 2-1 | MEDITERRANEAN GAMES | |
24 Jun 1993 | Algeria v Italy | L | 1-0 | MEDITERRANEAN GAMES | |
26 Jun 1993 | France v Italy | L | 2-1 | MEDITERRANEAN GAMES | |
22 Sep 1993 | Italy v Denmark | W | 1-0 | U21 | |
13 Oct 1993 | Italy v Scotland | W | 5-2 | UEFA U21 | Group 1 |
18 Nov 1993 | Italy v Portugal | W | 2-1 | UEFA U21 | Group 1 |
16 Feb 1994 | Israel v Italy | D | 0-0 | U21 | |
09 Mar 1994 | Italy v Czechoslovakia | W | 3-0 | UEFA U21 | Quarter-final |
23 Mar 1994 | Czechoslovakia v Italy | L | 1-0 | UEFA U21 | Quarter-final |
15 Apr 1994 | France v Italy | W | 0-0 (5-3) | UEFA U21 | Semi-final |
20 Apr 1994 | Italy v Portugal | W | 1-0 | UEFA U21 | Final |
08 Oct 1995 | Croatia v Italy | D | 1-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group 4 |
24 Jan 1996 | Italy v Wales | W | 3-0 | International Friendly | |
01 Jun 1996 | Hungary v Italy | W | 0-2 | International Friendly | |
05 Oct 1996 | Moldova v Italy | W | 1-3 | FIFA World Cup | Group 2 |
09 Oct 1996 | Italy v Georgia | W | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | Group 2 |
06 Nov 1996 | Bosnia and Herzegovina v Italy | L | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
26 Apr 2000 | Italy v Portugal | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
03 Jun 2000 | Norway v Italy | L | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
11 Jun 2000 | Turkey v Italy | W | 1-2 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group B |
14 Jun 2000 | Belgium v Italy | W | 0-2 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group B |
19 Jun 2000 | Italy v Sweden | W | 2-1 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group B |
24 Jun 2000 | Italy v Romania | W | 2-0 | UEFA European Championship | Finals quarter-final |
29 Jun 2000 | Netherlands v Italy | W | 0-0 (3-1) | UEFA European Championship | Finals semi-final |
02 Jul 2000 | France v Italy | L | 2-1 | UEFA European Championship | Final |
03 Sep 2000 | Hungary v Italy | D | 2-2 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
07 Oct 2000 | Italy v Romania | W | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
11 Oct 2000 | Italy v Georgia | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
25 Apr 2001 | Italy v South Africa | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
05 Sep 2001 | Italy v Morocco | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
13 Feb 2002 | Italy v USA | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
17 Apr 2002 | Italy v Uruguay | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
18 May 2002 | Czech Republic v Italy | L | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
20 Nov 2002 | Italy v Turkey | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
12 Feb 2003 | Italy v Portugal | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
03 Jun 2003 | Italy v Northern Ireland | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
12 Nov 2003 | Poland v Italy | L | 3-1 | International Friendly | |
16 Nov 2003 | Italy v Romania | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
18 Feb 2004 | Italy v Czech Republic | D | 2-2 | International Friendly |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.