Francesco Graziani with Italian national team jersey.

Francesco "Ciccio" Graziani (born December 16, 1952) is an Italy football manager and former player. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The' Italian people' are a Southern European Ethnic group located primarily in Italy, Switzerland, France and by virtue of a wide-ranging Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered

Playing career

Graziani was born in Subiaco, in the province of Rome. Subiaco is a town in the Province of Rome, in Lazio, Italy, twenty-five miles from Tivoli alongside the river Aniene. The Province of Rome (Provincia di Roma is a province and the Metropolitan area of Rome in the Lazio region of Italy, with an area

As striker, he started his footballing career in Arezzo. Associazione Calcio Arezzo is an Italian football club based in Arezzo, Tuscany. Later he became famous as one of the leading members of the last scudetto won by Torino. Torino Football Club 1906, commonly referred to as simply Torino, is an Italian professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont He joined the granata in 1973, and soon became a key player for the team, winning the Serie A in 1976. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1977, he was the Serie A top-scorer with 21 goals. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays

Graziani then played for ACF Fiorentina (1981-1983) and AS Roma (1983-1988), and failing to win a Champions' League in a penalty defeat against Liverpool (Graziani himself missed a penalty shoot-out in the match). ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Associazione Sportiva Roma, ( commonly referred to as simply Roma, is an Italian professional football club from Rome, and are currently amongst Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. He then played also for Udinese, before abandoning his playing career. Udinese Calcio is an Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, which currently plays in Serie A. Graziani totalled 353 appearances, with 130 goals, in the Italian Serie A.

He was also an international player for Italy, representing the Azzurri at the 1978 FIFA World Cup, 1982 FIFA World Cup and in Euro 80. The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the World Cup was held in Argentina between June 1 and June 25. The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th staging of the World Cup was held in Spain from June 13 to July 11. The 1980 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Italy. He scored one goal in the 1982 FIFA World Cup against Cameroon, a tournament that Italy won. The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th staging of the World Cup was held in Spain from June 13 to July 11. The Cameroon national football team, nicknamed Lions Indomptables (Indomitable Lions, is controlled by the Fédération Camerounaise de Football and is Africa's The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition With 23 goals in 64 caps, he is (as of April, 2006) ranked as the ninth highest all-time scorer for his national team.

Managing career

Graziani coached a number of teams with little fortune: Fiorentina in 1989, Reggina in 1990, and Avellino in 1993. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Not to be confused with AC Reggiana 1919, a Serie C2 team Reggina Calcio are the main football club of the Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Unione Sportiva Avellino is an Italian football club based in Avellino, Campania. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) In the 2001-2002 season, Graziani, who was the managing director of Catania in Serie C1, was successively appointed as manager, and led the Sicilian team to a promotion in Serie B. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Calcio Catania is an Italian football club founded in 1908 and are based in Catania, Sicily. Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. Promotion and Relegation At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to Serie A and four teams are relegated to Serie C1. He then resigned as football coach after nine match of the next season, and in 2003-2004 he coached Montevarchi of Serie C2 with little success, being fired before the end of the season. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Montevarchi Calcio Aquila 1902 is an Italian football club based in Montevarchi, Tuscany. From 2004 to 2006, he coached Cervia, an amateur team of Emilia-Romagna from Eccellenza league which was subject of an Italian reality show, Campioni - Il Sogno. Associazione Calcio Dilettante Cervia 1920 (formerly known also as Cervia Vodafone) is an Italian football club located in Cervia Emilia-Romagna is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. The capital is Bologna. Promotion & relegation After the regular season is completed the first-placed team for each division is automatically promoted to Serie D. Reality television is a genre of Television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations documents actual events and usually features ordinary He led the team to an immediate promotion to Serie D, being popular to the public because of his hot-blooded attitudes, especially during league matches. History When in 1948 the three Leagues running Division 3 (Italian Serie C) had to be reorganized due to ever growing regional team joining FIGC decided He currently works for Mediaset as a football pundit. Mediaset is the main Italian commercial Television network with headquarters in Milan, Lombardy.

Graziani's son, Gabriele, is a football player too; he currently plays in the role of forward for Serie C1 team Cremonese. Unione Sportiva Cremonese is an Italian football club based in Cremona.