Francesco Baiano
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 February 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Naples, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Napoli | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1990 | Napoli | 5 | (0) |
| 1986–1987 | → Empoli | 26 | (2) |
| 1987–1988 | → Parma | 25 | (4) |
| 1988–1989 | → Empoli | 38 | (14) |
| 1989–1990 | → Avellino | 32 | (6) |
| 1990–1992 | Foggia | 69 | (38) |
| 1992–1997 | Fiorentina | 118 | (29) |
| 1997–2000 | Derby County | 64 | (16) |
| 2000 | Ternana | 15 | (1) |
| 2000–2002 | Pistoiese | 58 | (22) |
| 2002–2008 | Sangiovannese | 96 | (33) |
| 2008–2009 | Sansovino | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 546 | (165) | |
| National team | |||
| 1991 | Italy | 2 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007–2008 | Sangiovannese (technique coach) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Sansovino (player-manager) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Varese (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Siena (assistant) | ||
| 2012 | Palermo (assistant) | ||
| 2013 | Palermo (assistant) | ||
| 2013 | ChievoVerona (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Scandicci | ||
| 2016–2017 | Varese | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Francesco Baiano (born 24 February 1968 in Naples) is a former Italian footballer and currently a coach, last in charge at Varese. He played as a forward for several Italian clubs throughout his playing career, and he also played for Derby County in the Premier League, between 1997 and 2000.
During his career, Baiano played for several clubs. He first made his name with Foggia under Zdeněk Zeman, earning promotion to Serie A after winning the 1990–91 Serie B title, also winning the top-scorer award, with 22 goals, and forming a notable attacking trio alongside Giuseppe Signori and Roberto Rambaudi. He also played for Fiorentina, where he was a part of the so-called Ba-Ba strikers duo together with Gabriel Batistuta (he scored 29 goals in 118 games for Fiorentina), winning the 1995–96 Coppa Italia and the 1996 Supercoppa Italiana. During the 1992–93 Serie A season, he was the joint top assist provider in the league, with 12 assists, alongside Gianfranco Zola.
Baiano later joined Derby County in 1997, along with compatriot Stefano Eranio; together, they were among the first group of Italian footballers to play in the Premier League. He hit 16 goals in 64 games in a resurgent Derby team and was named as one of their best ever imports by the fans.
Baiano went on to play for Sangiovannese of Serie C1, a team he joined in 2002 to leave only in 2008 after a string of successful seasons with the small Tuscan side.
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