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Francesco Calzona

フランチェスコ・カルツォーナ　/　ふらんちぇすこ・かるつぉーな

Association football coach from Italy

October 24, 1968 (age 57)　・　Vibo Valentia, Province of Vibo Valentia, Italy

Province of Vibo Valentia
association football coach
association football player

My Take

Francesco Calzona is the kind of coach I instinctively pull for: a man from the modest Calabrian town of Vibo Valentia who made his real mark not as a player but as a tactician, eventually steering an international side as head coach of Slovakia. His path is the classic study of patience, years spent as a trusted assistant sharpening his tactical eye before finally earning the top chair. I value that apprenticeship deeply; it tends to produce coaches who understand the game from the inside out. Calzona feels like a substance-over-style operator, the sort connoisseurs of football quietly appreciate.

Overview

Francesco Calzona (born 24 October 1968) is a former Italian football player and coach. He was the head coach of the Slovakia national team until 2026.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Francesco Calzona
Name (Japanese): フランチェスコ・カルツォーナ
Reading: ふらんちぇすこ・かるつぉーな
Born: October 24, 1968 (age 57)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Monkey
Origin: Vibo Valentia, Province of Vibo Valentia, Italy
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football coach / association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%81%E3%82%A7%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%84%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8A

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