Francesco Flachi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 April 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Florence, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Isolotto | |||
| Fiorentina | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1999 | Fiorentina | 37 | (4) |
| 1996–1997 | → Bari (loan) | 21 | (3) |
| 1998 | → Ancona (loan) | 17 | (10) |
| 1999–2007 | Sampdoria | 250 | (107) |
| 2009 | Empoli | 13 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Brescia | 14 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 1993–1994 | Italy U18 | 9 | (3) |
| 2004 | Italy | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Francesco Flachi (born 8 April 1975) is a retired Italian professional footballer who played as a striker.
During an 18-year professional career in which he amassed Serie A totals of 137 games and 42 goals, he played mainly with Sampdoria. He was also suspended twice for doping.
Born in Florence, Flachi made his professional debuts with local giants ACF Fiorentina, appearing in ten Serie B games and scoring twice as the 1993–94 season ended in promotion. He made his Serie A debut on 4 September 1994, against Cagliari Calcio, in a 2–1 win.
Flachi would appear rarely for the Viola in the top flight, however, facing stiff competition from the likes of Gabriel Batistuta and Luís Oliveira - only three league games in each of his three last seasons. He also served two loans whilst on contract with the club, with A.S. Bari and A.C. Ancona (both in the second division), scoring an impressive ten goals in only 17 games with the latter.
After leaving his childhood club in the 1999 summer, Flachi moved to U.C. Sampdoria, freshly relegated to the second level. He scored career-bests 17 and 16 goals in his second and third seasons, under manager Luigi Cagni who had succeeded Giampiero Ventura.
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