Franco Tancredi is an Italian

Italy

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 former football

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 goalkeeper who played for A.S. Roma

A.S. Roma

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 and Italy

Italy national football team

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Career

Tancredi made 282 appearances for Roma from 1979 to 1990. Although not very tall for a keeper Tancredi was blessed with great speed and agility and was a penalty saving specialist.

He was the number two goalkeeper to Giovanni Galli

Giovanni Galli

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 in Italy

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's squad at Mexico 86

1986 FIFA World Cup

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. He made a total of 12 caps with the national team.

In 1987, during a game against A.C. Milan

A.C. Milan

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 at the San Siro, 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.

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

Fabio Capello

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 to Juventus F.C.

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 and taking the same post. At the start of the 2006-2007 season Tancredi followed Capello to work as a goalkeeping coach at Real Madrid

Real Madrid

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On 14 December 2007 he was formally appointed the Goalkeeping Coach of England

England national football team

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in line with the appointment of new Manager, Fabio Capello.