Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 31 March 1969 | ||
Place of birth | Lecce, Italy | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Playing position | Right Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Catania (head coach) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986–1992 | Lecce | 156 | (13) |
1992–1994 | Cagliari | 54 | (4) |
1994–1997 | A.S. Roma | 76 | (8) |
1997–2000 | Inter Milan | 56 | (6) |
2000–2002 | Napoli | 24 | (1) |
National team | |||
1998–1999 | Italy | 8 | (2) |
Teams managed | |||
2006–2007 | Africa Sports | ||
2007–2008 | Lanciano | ||
2008–2009 | Crotone | ||
2009–2010 | Frosinone | ||
2010–2011 | Grosseto | ||
2011–2012 | FC Lugano | ||
2012 | Grosseto | ||
2013 | Grosseto | ||
2013 | Lecce | ||
2014 | Catanzaro | ||
2016– | Catania | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Francesco "Checco" Moriero (born 31 March 1969 in Lecce) is a retired Italian association football player and current manager, who played as a midfielder, usually as a winger on the right flank. Throughout his career, he played for several Italian clubs: Lecce, Cagliari, Roma, Inter Milan, and Napoli, winning an UEFA Cup title with Inter in 1998. A former Italy international, he took part at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Francesco Moriero played for several Italian clubs throughout his career, including Lecce (1986–1992), Cagliari (1992–94), Roma (1994–97), Inter Milan (1997–2000), and Napoli (2000–2002).
Originally from Lecce, he began his career with the local club's youth side, making his professional debut with the senior Lecce side during the 1986–87 Serie B season. The following season, he made 35 appearances, scoring 3 goals, helping the team to gain promotion to Serie A. He played two seasons in Serie A with Lecce, making 86 appearances and scoring 4 goals, before Lecce were relegated to Serie B once again. During the 1991–92 Serie B season, he set a personal best of 6 goals in 34 appearances, before moving to Cagliari in 1992, where he made his debut in European competitions, notably helping the team to reach the semi-final of the 1993–94 UEFA Cup.