Francesco Graziani

Francesco Graziani

Graziani at Torino in 1976–77
Personal information
Date of birth	(1952-12-16) 16 December 1952 (age 64)
Place of birth	Subiaco, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
1967–1970	Bettini Quadraro
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1970–1973	Arezzo	48	(11)
1973–1981	Torino	221	(97)
1981–1983	Fiorentina	52	(14)
1983–1986	Roma	57	(12)
1986–1988	Udinese	33	(8)
1988	APIA Leichhardt	2	(0)
Total		413	(142)
National team
1973	Italy U21	1	(0)
1975–1983	Italy	64	(23)
Teams managed
1989–1990	Fiorentina
1990–1991	Reggina
1991–1992	Avellino
2001–2002	Catania
2003–2004	Montevarchi
2004–2006	Cervia
2013	Vigevano Calcio (Allievi)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Francesco "Ciccio" Graziani (born 16 December 1952) is an Italian football manager and former football player who played as a forward.

He began his career with Arezzo in 1970, and later joined Torino in 1973, where he remained until 1981, winning a Serie A title in 1976 and the Capocannoniere title as the Serie A top goalscorer in 1977; with 122 total goals scored for Torino, he is the seventh-highest scorer in the history of the Torinese club behind Valentino Mazzola (123). He subsequently moved to Fiorentina, where he narrowly missed out on the Serie A title in his first season, and later also played for Roma between 1983 and 1986, winning two Coppa Italia titles and reaching the 1984 European Cup Final. He later spent two seasons with Udinese, before ending his career with Australian club APIA Leichhardt in 1988.

At international level, he won the 1982 FIFA World Cup with the Italian national team, and also managed fourth-place finishes at the 1978 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1980. With 23 official goals, he is the ninth-highest all-time scorer for the Italian national team (tied with Christian Vieri).

He is the father of Gabriele, who was also a professional footballer.