Francisco Lojacono
Italian Argentine footballer and manager
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Francisco Ramón Lojacono (11 December 1935 – 19 September 2002) was an Italian Argentine football player and manager, who played as a midfielder.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Ramón Lojacono | ||
| Date of birth | 11 December 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 19 September 2002 (aged 66) | ||
| Place of death | Palombara Sabina, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ???–1953 | San Lorenzo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1954 | San Lorenzo | 6 | (0) |
| 1955–1956 | Gimnasia La Plata | 51 | (29) |
| 1956–1957 | Vicenza | 18 | (11) |
| 1957–1960 | Fiorentina | 91 | (32) |
| 1960–1963 | Roma | 56 | (22) |
| 1963–1964 | Fiorentina | 18 | (4) |
| 1964–1965 | Sampdoria | 25 | (1) |
| 1965–1969 | Alessandria | 95 | (33) |
| 1969–1970 | A.C. Legnano | 12 | (3) |
| 1970–1972 | Gimnasia La Plata | ||
| International career | |||
| 1956 | Argentina | 8 | (0) |
| 1959–1962 | Italy | 8 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1972–1973 | Latina | ||
| 1973–1974 | Castrovillari | ||
| 1974–1975 | Benevento | ||
| 1975–1976 | Livorno | ||
| 1976–1977 | Cavese | ||
| 1977–1979 | Barletta | ||
| 1980–1982 | Casoria | ||
| 1982–1983 | Salernitana | ||
| 1983–1984 | Nocerina | ||
| 1984–1985 | Akragas | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Lojacono began his playing career in Argentina with San Lorenzo, before moving to Italy to play with Vicenza, Fiorentina, Roma, Sampdoria, Alessandria and A.C. Legnano. Lojacono finished his career back in Argentina with Gimnasia La Plata.[1] With six goals, he was the top-scorer of the 1962–63 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (the precursor of the modern UEFA Europa League), along with Roma teammate and compatriot Pedro Manfredini, as well as Brazilian forward Waldo of Valencia; Roma reached the semi-finals of the competition, losing out to eventual champions Valencia.[2][3]
International career
During his playing career, Lojacono represented both Italy and Argentina at international level,[4] and was part of the Argentine squad that finished third in the 1956 South American Championship.[5] He obtained eight caps with Argentina, all of which came in 1956, and eight caps with Italy between 1959 and 1962, scoring 5 goals for the latter national team.
Coaching career
After retiring as a player in 1972, Lojacono began a career in coaching that took him to managing a numerous Italian clubs, namely Latina, Castrovillari, Benevento, Livorno, Cavese, Barletta, Casoria, Salernitana, Nocerina and Akragas.