Giancarlo De Sisti

Giancarlo de Sisti (born 13 March 1943 in Rome) is a former Italian footballer and football manager. Best known by his nickname Picchio, during his career he played for A.S. Roma (1960–65, 1974–79) and ACF Fiorentina (1965–74). He earned 29 caps and scored 4 goals for the Italy national football team from 1967 to 1972, and played in the championship-winning team of Euro 1968 and the 1970 FIFA World Cup team which finished runners-up. He then tried a coaching career, achieving his coaching badges in 1980 and later becoming head coach of Fiorentina. He was later forced to leave his job after being diagnosed with brain abscess. He then returned into football with Udinese, and then entering into the Italian Football Federation as head coach...