Luca Cecconi (born 24 January 1964 in

Fucecchio Fucecchio () is a town and ''comune'' of the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region of Tuscany. The main economical resources of the city are the leather industries, shoes industry and other manufacturing activities, although in the ...

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) is an Italian

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manager and former striker.

Playing career

Cecconi played with several teams throughout his career, obtaining his best successes with

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and

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Coaching career

In 1999 Cecconi was appointed as

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Primavera youth squad coach, winning a

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in 2000. He left Empoli in 2003, being appointed one year later as

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and serving in the four initial matchdays of the 2004-05

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season, all ended in a defeat for his side.Le partite del Prato
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in 2005, and again during the 2006–07 season, and successively replaced him in April 2007, serving as caretaker head coach in the two remaining months of their Serie B campaign.

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Playing career
1964 births Living people People from Fucecchio Italian footballers ACF Fiorentina players Empoli F.C. players Pisa S.C. players Brescia Calcio players Catania S.S.D. players Palermo F.C. players Como 1907 players Bologna F.C. 1909 players U.S. Pistoiese 1921 players Association football forwards Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Florence Footballers from Tuscany {{Italy-footy-forward-1960s-stub