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Paolo Di Canio is an association football player, association football coach and television presenter, born on July 9, 1968 in Rome, Province of Rome, Italy. Paolo Di Canio is 58 years old as of 2026. The listed height is 178 cm.
My Take
Di Canio fascinates me precisely because his gifts and his flaws were inseparable. A genuinely elegant forward who could glide past defenders, he is remembered as much for combustible outbursts as for his goals, and that tension is what makes him a real character rather than a stat line. I respect that he never sanitized himself for public approval, carrying the same intensity into coaching and broadcasting. You do not have to admire every choice he made to recognize a rare, uncompromising honesty in how he played and lived. To me he is football's reminder that brilliance and difficulty often share the same root.
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- Name (English)
- Paolo Di Canio
- Name (Japanese)
- パオロ・ディ・カーニオ
- Reading
- ぱおろ・でぃ・かーにお
- Born
- July 9, 1968 (age 58)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Monkey
- Origin
- Rome, Province of Rome, Italy
- Height
- 178 cm
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach / television presenter / beach soccer player
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3. About this entry
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- Last updated
- 2026-06-18
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Paolo Di Canio born?
Born July 9, 1968 (age 58).
Where is Paolo Di Canio from?
Paolo Di Canio is from Rome, Province of Rome, Italy.
What does Paolo Di Canio do?
Paolo Di Canio works as association football player, association football coach, television presenter, beach soccer player.
How tall is Paolo Di Canio?
Paolo Di Canio is 178 cm.
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