Ivan Franceschini

Ivan Franceschini
	Franceschini playing for Reggina in 2004
Personal information
Date of birth	7 December 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth	Parma, Italy
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
1994–1996	Parma
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–1997	Parma
1996–1997	→ Marseille (loan)
1997–1998	Salernitana
1998–1999	Lucchese
1999–2001	Genoa
2000–2001	→ Chievo (loan)
2001–2006	Reggina
2006–2009	Torino
2009–2010	Cesena
2010–2011	Portogruaro
2011–2013	HinterReggio
International career
1996–1997	Italy U21
Managerial career
2014–2015	Gallico Catona
2015–2016	Reggina (youth)
2016–2017	Reggina (assistant)
2018–2019	Palmese
2019	Cittanovese 1939
2020	Cittanovese 1939
2020–2021	Castrovillari
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ivan Franceschini (born 7 December 1976) is an Italian football coach and former player, who played as a defender.

Career[edit]

A native of Parma, Franceschini started his career at Parma AC. In 1996–97 season, he was loaned to Olympique de Marseille in Ligue 1. In June 1997, Franceschini returned to Parma but went to Salernitana in Serie B in October. The next season, he played for Lucchese, also in Serie B. In the summer of 1999, he signed for Genoa of Serie B. In the next season he signed for Chievo in November 2000, where he won promotion to Serie A. In summer 2001, he signed for Reggina in a co-ownership deal. At Reggina, he won promotion to Serie A again, and played 4 straight season at Italian top division. In July 2006, he signed for Torino which recently promoted back to Serie A. He was the regular in the first season but dropped in the second season.

After released by Torino in June 2009, he signed a contract until end of season for Cesena in November.^[1]

After one season with Cesena, his contract was not renewed and he was without a club until 28 December 2010 when he signed a short-term deal with Portogruaro.^[2]

From 2011 until 2013 he played for HinterReggio in Serie D.

Honours[edit]

Salernitana

Serie B: 1997–98

References[edit]

^ "Ingaggiato Ivan Franceschini" (in Italian). AC Cesena. 2009-11-02. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
^ "Primo colpo del club granata" [First strike for the grenat (dark red) club]. Portogruaro Summaga (in Italian). 28 December 2010. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2011.

External links[edit]

(in Italian) Profile at FIGC
(in Italian) Profile at Football.it
Ivan Franceschini at FootballDatabase.eu

[1] "Ingaggiato Ivan Franceschini" (in Italian). AC Cesena. 2009-11-02. Retrieved 2 January 2011.

[2] "Primo colpo del club granata" [First strike for the grenat (dark red) club]. Portogruaro Summaga (in Italian). 28 December 2010. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2011.

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