Photo: Hilton Teper / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
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.
1. Profile
- 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 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Monkey
- Origin
- Rome, Province of Rome, Italy
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 178 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach / television presenter / beach soccer 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
Frequently asked questions
When was Paolo Di Canio born?
Born July 9, 1968 (age 57).
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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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-18
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.