Francesco Flachi

Fiorentina

Born in Florence, Flachi made his professional debuts with local giants AC Fiorentina, appearing in ten Serie B games and scoring twice as the 1993–94 season ended in promotion. He made his Serie A debut on 4 September 1994, against Cagliari Calcio, in a 2–1 win. Flachi would appear rarely for the Viola in the top flight, however, facing stiff competition from the likes of Gabriel Batistuta and Luís Oliveira - only three league games in each of his three last seasons. He also served two loans whilst on contract with the club, with AS Bari and AC Ancona (both in the second division), scoring an impressive ten goals in only 17 games with the latter.

Sampdoria

After leaving his childhood club in the 1999 summer, Flachi moved to UC Sampdoria, freshly relegated to the second level. He scored career-bests 17 and 16 goals in his second and third seasons, under manager Luigi Cagni who had succeeded Giampiero Ventura. In 2002–03, Flachi netted nine times in 35 games as Samp finally achieved promotion, as champions. He became known by the Genovese club fans as "Salvatore della patria" ("Saviour of the homeland" in Italian), and also welcomed his first daughter, Valentina. However, Flachi's relationship with new Sampdoria manager Walter Novellino was not ideal, with the pair having numerous arguments on and off the pitch. The player paid for his attitude by remaining on the bench in the first half of the 2003–04 campaign. As the partnership of Massimo…

Flachi represented Italy national U18 team at the 1992 UEFA European Under-18 Championship. He was called up once by the main squad, for a friendly with Iceland in August 2004, but would never make his debut.

As of 8 September 2021

Fiorentina

Serie B: 1993–94 Coppa Italia: 1995–96; Runner-up 1998–99 Sampdoria

Serie B: 2002–03