Francesco Pedone (born 6 June 1968), is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Francesco Pedone
Personal information
Full name Francesco Pedone
Date of birth (1968-06-06) 6 June 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Milan, Italy
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Como
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1988 Como 0 (0)
1988–1989 Centese 34 (6)
1989–1990 Barletta 34 (1)
1990–1993 Como 84 (6)
1993–1996 Bari 102 (10)
1996 Reggiana 14 (0)
1997–2001 Venezia 147 (10)
2001–2002 Como 33 (3)
2002–2004 Sampdoria 33 (2)
Total 481 (38)
Managerial career
2004–2007 Sampdoria (assistant)
2007–2009 Torino (assistant)
2009 Reggina (assistant)
2010–2011 Sampdoria (assistant)
2011–2017 Sampdoria (youth)
2013 Sampdoria (caretaker)
2017–2022 Juventus (youth)
2022–2024 Sassuolo (youth)
2024– Sampdoria (youth)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024

Career

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Revealed in Como's youth categories, Pedone became famous playing for the club, where he was champion of the 2001–02 Serie B. He also stood out for Bari, where in 1994–95, he played for the first time in Serie A, and for Venezia where he scored 147 appearances. He ended his career with Sampdoria in 2004.[1]

After retiring, Pedone joined Sampdoria coaching staff alongside coach Walter Novellino. He repeated the partnership at Torino, at Reggina and again at Sampdoria, when in 2013 Pedone became coach of the club's youth teams. In November 2013, Pedone was caretaker coach of Sampdoria first team after Delio Rossi be sacked.[2] He also coached the youth sectors of Juventus[3] and Sassuolo, where he won the traditional Torneo di Viareggio in 2023.[4]

Honours

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Player

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Como

Manager

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Juventus U17
Sassuolo U18

References

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  1. ^ "Carriera di Francesco Pedone". ilcalcio.net (in Italian). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Sampdoria, Pedone dirige l'allenamento". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 12 November 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Grazie di tutto, Mister Pedone!". Juventus FC (in Italian). 17 June 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Il Sassuolo batte il Torino e si aggiudica la 73^ Viareggio Cup". US Sassuolo (in Italian). Archived from the original on 22 February 2024.
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