Francesco Mancini (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francesco Mancini | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Matera, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 30 March 2012 (aged 43) | ||
| Place of death | Pescara, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1985 | Matera | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1987 | Matera | 57 | (0) |
| 1987 | Bisceglie | 0 | (0) |
| 1987–1997 | Foggia | 235 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | → Lazio (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1997–2000 | Bari | 95 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Napoli | 82 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Pisa | 38 | (0) |
| 2005 | Sambenedettese | 14 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Teramo | 32 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Salernitana | 18 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Martina Franca | 14 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Francesco Mancini (10 October 1968 – 30 March 2012) was an Italian football goalkeeper and coach, best known for his association with Foggia during the 1990s.
Mancini started his career at hometown club Matera in 1985. He later played for Bisceglie in 1987.
Mancini joined Foggia in 1987 and remained with the club for a decade. He helped the club achieve Serie A promotion under manager Zdeněk Zeman, winning the 1990–91 Serie B title.
He played 2 Serie B games for Foggia in the 1995–96 season, before leaving on loan for S.S. Lazio in November 1995.
He returned to Foggia in the summer of 1996 and played another Serie B season with the club.
In summer 1997, he joined A.S. Bari of Serie A, where he played 95 games in three Serie A seasons.
In October 2000, he transferred to S.S.C. Napoli of Serie A, to replace young keeper Ferdinando Coppola who had been sold to Bologna. His first choice place was lost to new signing Alberto Fontana in January 2001, however. He regained his first choice spot following Napoli's relegation to Serie B. In the 2002–03 season, despite the presence of backup goalkeeper Marco Storari and subsequently Emanuele Manitta, he still made 27 appearances at age of 35.
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