Franco Tancredi (; born 10 January 1955) is an Italian former

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who played as a

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for several Italian clubs, in particular

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, and the Italy national team. He is a member of the

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Club career

Tancredi began his career with

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, and later also played with

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and

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, before joining

. He made 288

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appearances for Roma between 1979 and 1990, winning the ''

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'' in 1983 and four

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titles. In 1987, during a game against Milan at the

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, he was hit on the head by a firework thrown by a Milan supporter. He stopped breathing for a short time but was eventually resuscitated by paramedics. He ended his career in 1991 after a season with

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, where he won the

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but was mainly a back-up to

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. In total, he made 294 appearances in Serie A throughout his career, as well as 28 in

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, 58 in the Coppa Italia, and 36 in European competitions.

International career

Tancredi represented Italy at the

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and was the number two goalkeeper to

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's squad at the

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. He earned 12 caps with the national team between 1984 and 1986, all of which came in friendlies.

Style of play

Regarded as one of the best Italian goalkeepers of his generation, Tancredi was an explosive yet reliable and consistent shot-stopper. Although not particularly tall for a goalkeeper, he was blessed with great speed and agility and gained a reputation as a penalty saving specialist throughout his career. He was also known for his particular diving technique with one arm, which was similar to

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's technique. Furthermore, he excelled at rushing off his line and getting to ground quickly to collect the ball, although he was less adept at coming out to claim crosses and high balls.

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Tancredi worked as a goalkeeping coach for Roma until 2004 before following coach

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and taking the same post. At the start of the 2006–07 season, Tancredi followed Capello to work as a goalkeeping coach at

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. On 14 December 2007, Tancredi was formally appointed goalkeeping coach of the England national team in line with the appointment of new England manager Fabio Capello. In 2011, Tancredi returned to Roma as part of the technical staff of new coach

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. On 13 June, Tancredi left Roma for personal reasons.

Honours

Player

Roma *

: 1982–83 *

: 1979–80, 1980–81, 1983–84, 1985–86 Torino *

: 1991 Individual *

: 2012

References

External links

Profile at EnciclopediaDelCalcio.it

Profile at FIGC.it
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