Francesco Coco (born January 8, 1977 in Paternò) is a retired Italian football defender.
Coco spent the majority of his club career with the Milan clubs; first with A.C. Milan between 1993 and 2002 and later with F.C. Internazionale between 2002 and 2007. He also had several loan spells with Vicenza Calcio, Torino F.C. and FC Barcelona. He won two Scudetti with Milan.
In 2002, Milan traded Coco to Inter in part exchange for Clarence Seedorf; a de...
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Francesco Coco (born January 8, 1977 in Paternò) is a retired Italian football defender.
Coco spent the majority of his club career with the Milan clubs; first with A.C. Milan between 1993 and 2002 and later with F.C. Internazionale between 2002 and 2007. He also had several loan spells with Vicenza Calcio, Torino F.C. and FC Barcelona. He won two Scudetti with Milan.
In 2002, Milan traded Coco to Inter in part exchange for Clarence Seedorf; a deal worth €28 million.Coco's career after joining Inter was blighted by injuries and has since given interviews stating the Nerazzurri made a mistake by letting him undergo back surgery in November 2003, telling him he would be out for no more than a month. In the end he had to recover for 2 years. In 2005/06, he was loaned to Livorno, after rejecting a move to Newcastle United despite playing a friendly against Yeading F.C. where he impressed in a 5-0 home victory. He played one season at Livorno, and after his loan deal he returned to Inter....
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