17 Facts About Francesco Moriero

Francesco Moriero is the current head coach of the Laci.

Francesco Moriero played for several Italian clubs throughout his career, including Lecce, Cagliari, Roma, Inter Milan, and Napoli.

Francesco Moriero spent 3 seasons with the club, becoming an important figure, making 75 appearances in Serie A, and scoring 8 goals.

Inter narrowly missed out on the Serie A title to Juventus that season, as Moriero made 28 league appearances that season, scoring 3 goals.

Francesco Moriero ended his career with the club in 2002, in Serie B In total he made 287 appearances in Serie A, scoring 21 goals.

Francesco Moriero was a participant for Italy at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, under Cesare Maldini , where Italy were eliminated in the quarterfinals to hosts and eventual champions France on penalties.

In 2006, soon after having successfully ended his studies at the Coverciano football coaching school, Francesco Moriero was appointed head coach of Ivorian club Africa Sports.

On 27 July 2007, Africa Sports announced that they have sacked Francesco Moriero, appointing his assistant Salvatore Nobile as new boss.

Francesco Moriero then served as head coach of Serie B club Frosinone from July 2009 to April 2010.

On 30 June 2013, Francesco Moriero signed with his former club, Lecce, although he was dismissed 24 September.

Francesco Moriero was fired in November, but was later called back in April 2018.

Francesco Moriero left the club again on 30 June 2018.

On 21 October 2021, Francesco Moriero was unveiled as the new head coach of the Maldives national football team on a two-year deal; his appointment made Francesco Moriero the first ever coach from a World Cup winning country to coach the Maldives in the history.

Francesco Moriero was a right-footed, quick, diminutive, energetic, and highly technical midfielder, who was predominantly used as right winger; although he was primarily an offensive minded player, with a penchant for making attacking runs, and who was even used as an outside forward on occasion, he was known for his work-rate, tactical intelligence, and defensive contribution off the ball, as well as his ability to track back, which enabled him to cover the flank effectively.

Francesco Moriero was known for his ability to create chances and provide assists for strikers with his crossing ability and long balls from the right flank.

Francesco Moriero had good vision and distribution, as well as a penchant for scoring with spectacular strikes from distance, or acrobatic goals from volleys and bicycle kicks.

However, despite his talent, Francesco Moriero garnered a reputation for being inconsistent at times.