Francesco Pedone

Francesco Pedone (born 6 June 1968) is an Italian football coach and former player. He played as a midfielder.

Career Revealed in Como's youth categories, Pedone became famous playing for the club, where he was champion of the 2001–02 Serie B. He also stood out for Bari, where in 1994–95, he played for the first time in Serie A, and for Venezia where he scored 147 appearances. He ended his career with Sampdoria in 2004.

After retiring, Pedone joined Sampdoria coaching staff alongside coach Walter Novellino. He repeated the partnership at Torino, at Reggina and again at Sampdoria, when in 2013 Pedone became coach of the club's youth teams. In November 2013, Pedone was caretaker coach of Sampdoria first team after Delio Rossi was sacked. He also coached the youth sectors of Juventus and Sassuolo, where he won the traditional Torneo di Viareggio in 2023.

Honours

Player Como Serie B: 2001–02

Manager Juventus U17 Future Cup: 2019

Sassuolo U18 Torneo di Viareggio: 2023