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My Take
Francesco Toldo will forever be, in my mind, the hero of Euro 2000. That semifinal shootout against the Netherlands, where he stopped penalty after penalty, was goalkeeping as pure theatre. At 196 cm he had the frame, but it was his reflexes and composure that made him special across long spells at Fiorentina and then Inter, where he won multiple trophies. He's often ranked among the best Italian keepers of his generation, and I think that's fair. Italy has a deep tradition between the posts, and Toldo earned his place in that conversation through nerve when it mattered most.
Overview
Francesco Toldo (Italian pronunciation: [franˈtʃesko ˈtɔldo]; born 2 December 1971) is an Italian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is regarded by some pundits as one of the greatest goalkeepers of his generation. In a professional career which spanned two full decades, he mainly represented Fiorentina and Inter Milan (eight and nine seasons respectively), winning a total of 15 trophies combined.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Francesco Toldo
- Name (Japanese)
- フランチェスコ・トルド
- Reading
- ふらんちぇすこ・とるど
- Born
- December 2, 1971 (age 54)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Boar
- Origin
- Padua, Province of Padua, Italy
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 196 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2000 Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Italy →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.