Francisco Lojacono Explained

Francisco Lojacono
Fullname:Francisco Ramón Lojacono
Birth Date:11 December 1935
Birth Place:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Death Place:Palombara Sabina, Italy
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:???–1953
Youthclubs1:San Lorenzo
Years1:1953–1954
Years2:1955–1956
Years3:1956–1957
Years4:1957–1960
Years5:1960–1963
Years6:1963–1964
Years7:1964–1965
Years8:1965–1969
Years9:1969–1970
Years10:1970–1972
Clubs1:San Lorenzo
Clubs2:Gimnasia La Plata
Clubs3:Vicenza
Clubs4:Fiorentina
Clubs5:Roma
Clubs6:Fiorentina
Clubs7:Sampdoria
Clubs8:Alessandria
Clubs9:A.C. Legnano
Clubs10:Gimnasia La Plata
Caps1:6
Caps2:51
Caps3:18
Caps4:91
Caps5:56
Caps6:18
Caps7:25
Caps8:95
Caps9:12
Goals1:0
Goals2:29
Goals3:11
Goals4:32
Goals5:22
Goals6:4
Goals7:1
Goals8:33
Goals9:3
Nationalyears1:1956
Nationalyears2:1959–1962
Nationalteam2:Italy
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalcaps2:8
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalgoals2:5
Manageryears1:1972–1973
Manageryears2:1973–1974
Manageryears3:1974–1975
Manageryears4:1975–1976
Manageryears5:1976–1977
Manageryears6:1977–1979
Manageryears7:1980–1982
Manageryears8:1982–1983
Manageryears9:1983–1984
Manageryears10:1984–1985
Managerclubs10:Akragas

Francisco Ramón Lojacono (11 December 1935 – 19 September 2002) was an Italian Argentine football player and manager. A midfielder, he 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]

During his playing career, Lojacono represented both Italy and Argentina at international level,[2] and was part of the Argentine squad that finished third in the 1956 South American Championship.[3] 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.

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Francisco Lojacono . worldfootball.net . 8 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Players Appearing for Two or More Countries . 15 April 2008 . live . . https://web.archive.org/web/20080803173844/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/double-caps.html . 3 August 2008 .
  3. Web site: South American Championship 1956 . RSSSF . 8 July 2021.