Franco Baldini

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Franco Baldini
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Personal information
Full name Franco Baldini
Date of birth October 3, 1960 (1960-10-03) (age 47)
Place of birth    Flag of Italy Reggello, Italy
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club England
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
Bari
Bologna		    
Teams managed
1999-2005
2006-2007
2007-		 Roma (director of football)
Real Madrid (sporting director)
England (assistant)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Franco Baldini (born in Reggello, Italy) is an Italian former footballer and as of 14 December 2007 he is currently working as the General Manager under Fabio Capello in the England backroom staff.

[edit] Career

During his playing career, he played for Bari and Bologna.[1] He became director of football at Roma in 1999, where he lasted until March 2005 when he resigned.[1] He joined Fabio Capello at Real Madrid in 2006.[1] When Capello took over as England manager in December 2007, Baldini became a member of the team's backroom staff.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c "Board disquiet stalls Capello's coronation", Guardian Unlimited, 2007-12-14. Retrieved on 2007-12-14. 
  2. ^ "Capello named new England manager", BBC Sport, 2007-12-14. Retrieved on 2007-12-14. 
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Terry Venables		 England national football team assistant manager
2007–
with Italo Galbiati (2007–)		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Languages