Francesco Pedone (born 6 June 1968), is an Italian former professional
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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.
Career
Revealed in Como's youth categories, Pedone became famous playing for the club, where he was champion of the
2001–02 Serie B
The 2001–02 Serie B is the 70th season since its establishment in 1929. It is the second highest football league in Italy.
Teams
Modena, Palermo, Como and Messina had been promoted from Serie C, while Reggina, Vicenza, Napoli and Bari had be ...
. He also stood out for Bari, where in
1994–95, he played for the first time in
Serie A
The Serie A (), officially known as Serie A Enilive in Italy and Serie A Made in Italy abroad for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Italy and the highest tier of the Italian football league system. Establish ...
, and for Venezia where he scored 147 appearances. He ended his career with Sampdoria in 2004.
After retiring, Pedone joined Sampdoria coaching staff alongside coach
Walter Novellino
Walter Alfredo Novellino (born 4 June 1953; ), is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Novellino was born at Montemarano, province of Avellino. After spending his childhood in São Paulo, Brazi ...
. He repeated the partnership at Torino, at Reggina and again at Sampdoria, when in 2013 Pedone became coach of the club's youth teams. In November 2013, Pedone was caretaker coach of Sampdoria first team after
Delio Rossi
Delio Rossi (born 26 January 1960) is an Italian football manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Playing career
Rossi was born in Rimini. His playing career was not a bright one, as he reached his personal top from 1981 to 198 ...
be sacked. He also coached the youth sectors of Juventus and Sassuolo, where he won the traditional Torneo di Viareggio in 2023.
Honours
Player
;Como
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Serie B
The Serie B (), officially known as Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 season. It had b ...
:
2001–02
Manager
;Juventus U17
*
Future Cup
The Future Cup (officially known as the ABN AMRO Future Cup, and previously known as the AEGON Future Cup) is an annual friendly international youth tournament which is organized by the Dutch football club AFC Ajax. The tournament is created for ...
: 2019
;Sassuolo U18
*
Torneo di Viareggio
The Torneo di Viareggio (), officially named the Viareggio Cup World Football Tournament Coppa Carnevale, is a youth association football tournament held annually in the commune of Viareggio, Italy and its surrounding areas. Established in 1949, t ...
: 2023
References
External links
Francesco Pedoneat playmakerstats.com
Francesco Pedoneat tuttocalciatori.net
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1968 births
Living people
Men's association football midfielders
Italian men's footballers
Como 1907 players
ASD Barletta 1922 players
SSC Bari players
AC Reggiana 1919 players
Venezia FC players
UC Sampdoria players
Serie A players
Serie B players
Serie C players
Footballers from Milan
UC Sampdoria non-playing staff
Torino FC non-playing staff
Juventus FC non-playing staff
US Sassuolo non-playing staff
20th-century Italian sportsmen