Place of birth Saviano, Italy Years Team 1979–1983 Milan Role Footballer Position Midfielder | Playing position 1977–1979 Reggiana Name Francesco Romano Height 1.76 m | |
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Date of birth (1960-04-25) April 25, 1960 (age 55) | ||
Francesco Romano (born 25 April 1960, in Saviano) is a retired Italian footballer, who played as a midfielder. Romano was a creative deep-lying playmaker with notable technical ability, vision, passing, and tactical intelligence, who excelled at dictating the tempo of his team's play in midfield, and at providing assists for team-mates. He is a former Italian international, and also a former Italy U-21 international. He currently works as a football agent.
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Career
During his club career he played for Reggiana (1977–79), Milan (1979–83), Triestina (1983–86), Napoli (1986–1989), Torino (1989–91), Venezia (1991–93), Triestina (1993–94), and Palazzolo (1994–95).
During his time with Milan he won two Serie B titles in 1981 and 1983, as well as the Mitropa Cup in 1982. He won a Serie A-Coppa Italia double during the 1986–87 season with Napoli, as well as the 1988–89 UEFA Cup, in a team which featured Diego Maradona. With Torino, he won another Serie B title in 1990, as well as his second Mitropa Cup in 1991.
International career
In 1981 he was capped by Italy U-21. In total he made 2 appearances for the Under-21 side between 1981 and 1982.
Despite being named by manager Azeglio Vicini in the Italian Squad for the 1988 UEFA European Football Championship's, where the team reached the semi-finals, he never earned an official cap for Italy at the senior level after being an unused substitute in the tournament.