Francesco "Ciccio" Tavano (born 2 March 1979) is an Italian football coach and former striker. He is currently in charge as head coach of Eccellenza amateurs Tuttocuoio.
Tavano started his professional career with Pisa, before being sold to minor Florence team Rondinella, then in Serie C2. He then joined Empoli, where he slowly established himself as one of the stars of the small Tuscan team. During the January 2006 transfer window, several Italian football pundits claimed that Real Madrid were interested in signing Tavano,[1] but he eventually signed for Valencia in mid-2006, for €9 million.[2] He received a call-up from the Italian national team in April 2006,[3] when manager Marcello Lippi held trials for the 23-man squad that would go on to win the 2006 FIFA World Cup, but he never made his international debut.[4]
His time in Spain, however, proved to be unsuccessful, as he fell out with coaching staff after making statements in the press which led to him being a sub player for the majority of his short stay in Spain. Tavano then returned to Italy for a loan spell with Roma, where he mostly served as a reserve player for the main giallorossi strikers, although he was able to win the 2006–07 Coppa Italia with the club.
In 2007, he was permanently signed by Livorno,[5] for a reported €5.5 million on a four-year contract.[6] He received the number 10 jersey, previously retired in honour of Igor Protti and unretired that year under explicit request from the former amaranto star. Despite being the club top scorer in his comeback season in Tuscany, his side did not manage to escape from relegation. Tavano agreed to stay at Livorno also in their 2008–09 Serie B campaign in order to try to lead his team back into the top flight.
He scored a hat-trick against Avellino on the opening day of the season, making it the first round 1 hat-trick since 1994. He would then score at Piacenza, before standing back to back with a teammate in celebration. He missed a penalty against his former club Empoli with the score tied at 1–1, before Antonio Busce scored Empoli's winner. Tavano would, however, get a goal in the 5–2 win over Frosinone, on the way to 25 for the season, giving him the capocannoniere title, and ensuring promotion through the playoffs after missing out on automatic promotion to Bari and Parma. However, he had a hard season in Serie A, as Livorno were the only newly promoted team to go down. He scored the winner at Roma, but only scored four more goals.
He retired in 2022 after starting the season with Eccellenza Tuscany amateurs Tuttocuoio, at the age of 43.
Coaching career
On 15 November 2022, Tavano took on his first head coaching role, in charge of Eccellenza Tuscany club Tuttocuoio, for which he was playing before, therefore forcing him to quit his playing career as a consequence.[7]
^Empoli's Tavano excited by Real Madrid interest[permanent dead link], tribalfootball.com, 5 January 2006
^Empoli FC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2007 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA[permanent dead link]
^(PDF) (in Italian). FIGC. 30 April 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
^"Test azzurro, Lippi richiama Inzaghi". corriere.it (in Italian). IlCorriere della Sera. 30 April 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
^. AS Livorno Calcio (in Italian). 30 June 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
^"Tavano e Rossini al Livorno Via Abbiati, Torino su Sereni". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 27 June 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
^"Francesco Tavano si ritira: a 43 anni l'ex attaccante diventa il nuovo tecnico del Tuttocuoio" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
External links
Francesco Tavano at Soccerway
January 21, 2023
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Francesco Ciccio Tavano born 2 March 1979 is an Italian football coach and former striker He is currently in charge as head coach of Eccellenza amateurs Tuttocuoio Francesco TavanoTavano in 2009Personal informationFull nameFrancesco TavanoDate of birth 1979 03 02 2 March 1979 age 43 Place of birthCaserta ItalyHeight1 73 m 5 ft 8 in Position s StrikerClub informationCurrent teamTuttocuoio head coach Youth career0000 1997Nola1997 1999FiorentinaSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1999 2000Pisa11 0 2000 2001Rondinella46 21 2001 2006Empoli142 43 2006 2007Valencia3 0 2007 Roma loan 14 2 2007 2011Livorno128 48 2011 2015Empoli118 63 2015 2016Avellino22 3 2016 2017Prato26 6 2017 2020Carrarese79 39 2020 2021Prato27 11 2021 2022Ponsacco20 10 2022Tuttocuoio 3 Managerial career2022 Tuttocuoio Club domestic league appearances and goals correct as of 15 November 2022 Contents 1 Playing career 2 Coaching career 3 Honours 4 References 5 External linksPlaying career EditTavano started his professional career with Pisa before being sold to minor Florence team Rondinella then in Serie C2 He then joined Empoli where he slowly established himself as one of the stars of the small Tuscan team During the January 2006 transfer window several Italian football pundits claimed that Real Madrid were interested in signing Tavano 1 but he eventually signed for Valencia in mid 2006 for 9 million 2 He received a call up from the Italian national team in April 2006 3 when manager Marcello Lippi held trials for the 23 man squad that would go on to win the 2006 FIFA World Cup but he never made his international debut 4 His time in Spain however proved to be unsuccessful as he fell out with coaching staff after making statements in the press which led to him being a sub player for the majority of his short stay in Spain Tavano then returned to Italy for a loan spell with Roma where he mostly served as a reserve player for the main giallorossi strikers although he was able to win the 2006 07 Coppa Italia with the club In 2007 he was permanently signed by Livorno 5 for a reported 5 5 million on a four year contract 6 He received the number 10 jersey previously retired in honour of Igor Protti and unretired that year under explicit request from the former amaranto star Despite being the club top scorer in his comeback season in Tuscany his side did not manage to escape from relegation Tavano agreed to stay at Livorno also in their 2008 09 Serie B campaign in order to try to lead his team back into the top flight He scored a hat trick against Avellino on the opening day of the season making it the first round 1 hat trick since 1994 He would then score at Piacenza before standing back to back with a teammate in celebration He missed a penalty against his former club Empoli with the score tied at 1 1 before Antonio Busce scored Empoli s winner Tavano would however get a goal in the 5 2 win over Frosinone on the way to 25 for the season giving him the capocannoniere title and ensuring promotion through the playoffs after missing out on automatic promotion to Bari and Parma However he had a hard season in Serie A as Livorno were the only newly promoted team to go down He scored the winner at Roma but only scored four more goals He retired in 2022 after starting the season with Eccellenza Tuscany amateurs Tuttocuoio at the age of 43 Coaching career EditOn 15 November 2022 Tavano took on his first head coaching role in charge of Eccellenza Tuscany club Tuttocuoio for which he was playing before therefore forcing him to quit his playing career as a consequence 7 Honours EditRoma Coppa Italia 2006 07References Edit Empoli s Tavano excited by Real Madrid interest permanent dead link tribalfootball com 5 January 2006 Empoli FC SpA bilancio financial report and accounts on 30 June 2007 in Italian PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA permanent dead link Convocazione Nazionale PDF in Italian FIGC 30 April 2006 Archived from the original PDF on 28 October 2013 Retrieved 21 October 2013 Test azzurro Lippi richiama Inzaghi corriere it in Italian IlCorriere della Sera 30 April 2006 Retrieved 8 April 2015 Quattro nuovi acquisti del Livorno Calcio AS Livorno Calcio in Italian 30 June 2007 Archived from the original on 27 September 2011 Retrieved 14 June 2011 Tavano e Rossini al Livorno Via Abbiati Torino su Sereni La Gazzetta dello Sport in Italian 27 June 2007 Retrieved 21 June 2011 Francesco Tavano si ritira a 43 anni l ex attaccante diventa il nuovo tecnico del Tuttocuoio in Italian TuttoMercatoWeb 15 November 2022 Retrieved 15 November 2022 External links EditFrancesco Tavano at Soccerway Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francesco Tavano amp oldid 1127448136, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
