Francesco Coco
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 January 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Paternò, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1995 | Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–2002 | Milan | 56 | (2) |
| 1997–1998 | → Vicenza (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | → Torino (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Barcelona (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2002–2007 | Internazionale | 26 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Livorno (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Torino (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 177 | (3) | |
| National team | |||
| 1994–1995 | Italy U-18 | 6 | (0) |
| 1995–2000 | Italy U-21 | 20 | (1) |
| 1997 | Italy U-23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Italy | 17 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Francesco Coco (born 8 January 1977 in Paternò) is a retired Italian football defender. He has represented Italy at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Coco spent the majority of his club career with the Milan clubs; first with A.C. Milan between 1993 and 2002 and later with F.C. Internazionale between 2002 and 2007. He also had several loan spells with Vicenza Calcio, Torino F.C. and FC Barcelona. He won two Scudetti with Milan.
In 2002, Milan traded Coco to Inter in part exchange for Clarence Seedorf, a deal worth €28 million. Despite reaching the 2002–03 Champions League semi-finals with Inter, Coco's career after joining Inter was blighted by injuries. Coco has since given interviews stating the Nerazzurri made a mistake by letting him undergo back surgery in November 2003, telling him he would be out for no more than a month. In the end he had to recover for two years. He won the Coppa Italia with Inter during the 2004–05 season. In 2005–06, he was loaned to Livorno, after rejecting a move to Newcastle United despite playing a friendly against Yeading F.C. where he impressed in a 5–0 home victory. He played one season at Livorno, and after his loan deal he returned to Inter. During the summer of 2006 he tried to find a new club, but in the end all negotiations failed and Coco remained at Inter. In January 2007, he joined English club Manchester City on a trial but after three days the club told him he was not in their plans. Later the English newspapers alleged that Manchester City was no longer interested in him because he had turned up for training smoking a cigarette. After a loan to Torino for the 2006–07 season, he went back to Inter for the first part of the summer but mutually rescinded his contract with the Milan-based club on 7 September 2007. Later Coco declared his intention to quit football in order to pursue an acting career despite the rumoured interest of MLS sides New England Revolution and New York Red Bulls.
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