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Francesco Baiano

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Francesco Baiano
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-02-24) 24 February 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Naples, Italy
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Napoli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1990 Napoli 5 (0)
1986–1987 → Empoli 26 (2)
1987–1988 → Parma 25 (4)
1988–1989 → Empoli 38 (14)
1989–1990 → Avellino 32 (6)
1990–1992 Foggia 69 (38)
1992–1997 Fiorentina 118 (29)
1997–1999 Derby County 64 (16)
2000 Ternana 15 (1)
2000–2002 Pistoiese 58 (22)
2002–2008 Sangiovannese 96 (33)
2008–2009 Sansovino 0 (0)
Total 546 (165)
International career
1991 Italy 2 (0)
Managerial career
2007–2008 Sangiovannese (technique coach)
2008–2009 Sansovino (player-manager)
2010–2011[1] Varese (assistant)
2011–2012[2] Siena (assistant)
2012 Palermo (assistant)
2013 Palermo (assistant)
2013[3] ChievoVerona (assistant)
2014–2015[4] Scandicci
2016–2017[5] Varese
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francesco Baiano (Italian pronunciation: [franˈtʃesko baˈjaːno]; born 24 February 1968) is an Italian football coach and former player who was last in charge at Varese. He played as a striker for several Italian clubs throughout his playing career, and he also played for Derby County in the Premier League, between 1997 and 1999.

Club career

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Baiano was born in Naples. During his career, he played for several clubs. He first made his name with Foggia under Zdeněk Zeman, earning promotion to Serie A after winning the 1990–91 Serie B title, also winning the top-scorer award, with 22 goals, and forming a notable attacking trio alongside Giuseppe Signori and Roberto Rambaudi. He also played for Fiorentina, where he was a part of the so-called Ba-Ba strikers duo together with Gabriel Batistuta (he scored 29 goals in 118 games for Fiorentina), winning the 1995–96 Coppa Italia and the 1996 Supercoppa Italiana.[6] During the 1992–93 Serie A season, he was the joint top assist provider in the league, with 12 assists, alongside Gianfranco Zola.[7]

Baiano later joined Derby County in 1997, along with compatriot Stefano Eranio; together, they were among the first group of Italian footballers to play in the Premier League. He hit 16 goals in 64 games in a resurgent Derby team and was named as one of their best ever imports by the fans.[8][9]

Baiano went on to play for Sangiovannese of Serie C1, a team he joined in 2002 to leave only in 2008 after a string of successful seasons with the small Tuscan side.

International career

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Baiano won two international caps for Italy, both in late 1991, under Arrigo Sacchi, although he failed to score a goal at international level. He made his debut on 13 November 1991 in Genoa, in a 1–1 draw against Norway.[10]

Style of play

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A well-known, diminutive forward famous for his shooting technique and eye for goal, Baiano was also a quick, energetic, and dynamic player, with good technical ability and close control in tight spaces. Due to his pace, mobility, and agility, he was also often used as an outside forward; during his later career, he often played in a more creative role, as a supporting striker, or as an attacking midfielder, due to his creativity, as well as his ability to play off of teammates and provide them with assists.[11]

Coaching career

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In 2008, Baiano was appointed player/manager of Serie D club Sansovino with little success, leaving the club at the end of the season. In 2010, he re-joined his former boss Giuseppe Sannino, becoming his main assistant at Serie B club Varese. In 2011, he followed Sannino at Serie A club Siena, and then at Palermo in 2012. He was removed as Palermo assistant together with head coach Sannino on 16 September 2012.[12]

Honours

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Fiorentina

Foggia

Individual

References

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  1. ^ Che fine hanno fatto? Baiano sogna una panchina Archived 1 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine‚ sport.sky.it, 29 March 2011
  2. ^ Con Sannino arrivano anche Baiano, Bertini e Lomi SIENA CLUB‚ sienaclubfedelissimi.it, 8 June 2011
  3. ^ Nello staff di Sannino l'ex Verona Luca Lomi‚ tggialloblu.it, 13 July 2013
  4. ^ L'ex Francesco Baiano si dimette da allenatore dello Scandicci‚ pianetaempoli.it, 20 October 2014
  5. ^ Esonerato Baiano, torna Bettinelli‚ laprovinciadivarese.it, 13 March 2017
  6. ^ Licia Granello (24 December 1992). "IL MILAN NON SI VEDE PIU'". ricerca.repubblica.it (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  7. ^ a b Maurizio Mariani; Misha Miladinovich (31 October 2000). "Italy Championship 1992/93". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  8. ^ "Che fine hanno fatto? Baiano, da Zeman a Sannino". sport.sky.it (in Italian). Sky. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  9. ^ "Francesco Baiano". tuttocalciatori.net (in Italian). Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  10. ^ "Nazionale in cifre: Francesco Baiano". figc.it (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  11. ^ Marcello Massa (18 September 2012). "Baiano dice la sua su Insigne". canalenapoli.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  12. ^ "ESONERATO SANNINO, SQUADRA A GASPERINI" [SANNINO SACKED, TEAM GOES TO GASPERINI] (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 16 September 2012. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  13. ^ Igor Kramarsic; Roberto Di Maggio; Alberto Novello (5 June 2014). "Italy - Serie B Top Scorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  14. ^ "Derby County FC Player of the Year 1969–2014". myfootballfacts.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
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