| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francesco Cozza | ||
| Date of birth | January 19, 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Cariati, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Offensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992-1994 | Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1994 | Reggiana | 3 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Vicenza | 18 | (2) |
| 1995 | Torino | 0 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Lucchese | 28 | (6) |
| 1996–1997 | Cagliari | 28 | (3) |
| 1997–1998 | Lecce | 27 | (2) |
| 1999–2004 | Reggina | 146 | (27) |
| 2004 | Genoa | 5 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Siena | 29 | (4) |
| 2005–2006 | → Reggina (loan) | 32 | (9) |
| 2007–2009 | Reggina | 52 | (10) |
| 2009–2010 | Salernitana | 15 | (4) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011– | Catanzaro | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 July 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Francesco Cozza (born January 19, 1974 in Cariati) is a former Italian football player in the role of offensive midfielder, and currently a coach. He is currently in charge of Lega Pro Seconda Divisione club Catanzaro.
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Cozza started his career at A.C. Milan. He first signed for Reggiana in 1994, and in November left for Vicenza.
Cozza signed for Genoa C.F.C. at summer 2004, but left for A.C. Siena in January 2005. He returned to Reggina on loan in 2005-06 season. Cozza returned to Siena in summer 2006, but left for Reggina again in summer 2007, in exchange with Alessandro Lucarelli.
On 29 June 2010, he signed a 1-year contract with his former club Reggina, but as one of the coach assistant of youth team.[1]
On 2 July 2011 it was confirmed Cozza had accepted an offer to become new head coach of Catanzaro in the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione (fourth division).[2], he recently passed the coach exam.[3]