| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth name | Francesco Scoglio | ||
| Date of birth | (1941-05-02)2 May 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Lipari, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 3 October 2005(2005-10-03) (aged 64) | ||
| Place of death | Genoa, Italy | ||
| Position(s) | Defender,midfielder | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1972–1973 | Reggina (youth team) | ||
| 1973–1974 | Gioiese | ||
| 1974–1975 | Messina | ||
| 1975–1976 | Gioiese | ||
| 1976–1977 | Acireale | ||
| 1977–1978 | Spezia (technical manager) | ||
| 1978–1979 | Reggina | ||
| 1980–1981 | Messina | ||
| 1981–1982 | Gioiese | ||
| 1982–1983 | Reggina | ||
| 1983–1984 | Akragas | ||
| 1984–1988 | Messina | ||
| 1988–1990 | Genoa | ||
| 1990–1991 | Bologna | ||
| 1991–1992 | Udinese | ||
| 1992–1993 | Lucchese | ||
| 1993 | Pescara | ||
| 1993–1995 | Genoa | ||
| 1995–1996 | Torino | ||
| 1996–1997 | Cosenza | ||
| 1997–1998 | Ancona | ||
| 1998–2001 | Tunisia | ||
| 2001–2002 | Genoa | ||
| 2002 | Libya | ||
| 2002–2003 | Napoli | ||
Francesco "Franco"Scoglio (Italian pronunciation:[ˈfraŋkoˈskɔʎʎo]; 2 May 1941 – 3 October 2005[1]) was an Italianfootball manager who coached at both national and international level.
Francesco Scoglio was born inLipari, in theprovince of Messina, Italy. He played as adefender ormidfielder.[2][3]
Nicknamedil Professore (the Professor) because of his past teaching activity (he was apedagogy graduate), Scoglio never actually had a playing career. He started a managing career in 1972 in one of theReggina youth teams. He then went on coaching at amateur and Serie C levels inSicily andCalabria (Gioiese,Messina,Acireale, Akragas). It was Scoglio who discovered the great potential ofSalvatore Schillaci, one of his players during Scoglio's second stint in Messina.
However, Scoglio is most remembered for his time inGenoa CFC, which was also the team for which he first coached. He achieved great success with his next clubs, being often fired before the end of the season. He is also known for having coached the national teams ofTunisia andLibya. Under his management,Tunisia reached the semi-finals of the2000 African Cup of Nations. His last coaching (and unsuccessful) experience was on 2002–2003 forSSC Napoli.
Scoglio then became a very popular TV commentator on football shows in Italy, and even worked forAl Jazeera as the technical expert reporting on the Italian league.
On 3 October 2005, Scoglio was appearing on a regional television station inGenoa,[1] having a rather heated and passionate, yet civil, discussion with Genoa presidentEnrico Preziosi. While Preziosi was answering one of Scoglio's charges, Scoglio lost consciousness and slumped in his chair. He died of an apparent heart attack shortly thereafter. This dramatic event fulfilled his own prophecy "I'll die talking about Genoa CFC" (Morirò parlando del Genoa).[4]
Following his death, in 2016 the city ofMessina, the provincial capital of his birthplace as well as the home ofACR Messina, a club he coached for many years, honoured his memory by renamingthe local stadium after him.[5]
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