Francisco Lojacono, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Francisco Lojacono

Argentine footballer and manager

Date of Birth: 11-Dec-1935

Place of Birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Date of Death: 19-Sep-2002

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Argentina

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Francisco Ramón Lojacono (Spanish: [f?an'sisko ra'mon lo'?akono], Italian: [lo'ja?kono]; 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.
During his playing career Lojacono represented both Italy and Argentina at international level, and was part of the Argentine squad that finished third in the 1956 South American Championship.
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.