Even having completed the career of a football player, he is an example to follow. His saves are shown again and again in the classes for goalkeepers. He did not miss the balls, which seemed impossible to take, and repeatedly pulled out a penalty. Of course, this is Francesco Toldo.
Biography
Francesco was born on December 2, 1971 in the city of Padua, Italy. The first youth club of the football player is Milan, where he played from 1988 to 1990. Then there was the 1990-91 season, which the football player spent in the youth Verona.
During his career, Toldo has changed not so many clubs, most of all having played for the Italian Fiorentina and Inter. He is also known for his appearances for the national team of this country, especially the semifinal match against the Dutch team in 2000. In that game, which he himself later called entertainment, the goalkeeper scored 2 penalties in regular time and 4 in the series after the match.
After completing his career, Toldo Francesco was involved in a project for children called Inter Campus. He then coached goalkeepers in the Italian youth team. The former goalkeeper is currently participating in the Inter Forever project, which was created to bring together former players. They hold meetings with fans, students of the academy, as well as charity matches and other events.
Many fans remember his unusual act. He arrived at the wedding ceremony on a 1960s Vespa moped , which greatly surprised and delighted the public.
Club career
In 1991, the adult sports career of a football player began in the Italian club Trento, for which he played 38 matches and conceded 24 goals. In 1992 he moved to Ravenna, in which he became the champion of the C1 Series.
Francesco Toldo, whose photo is given in an article that he called the Fiorentina team closest to his heart. In its composition, Francesco spent 266 matches and conceded 312 goals in eight years since 1993. In the 2003/2004 season, FC Fiorentina won Series B with Toldo in the first team.
However, it so happens that the club, no matter how good it performs, is once denied funding. So, unfortunately, it happened with Fiorentina. Shortly after the start of the problems, the goalkeeper was sold to FC Inter. Farewell to Fiorentina was a hard blow, which the footballer met literally with tears in his eyes.
The player spent the first 4 seasons at Inter as the main goalkeeper. In 2005, he was removed, he became a substitute. As the footballer himself recalls, he was invited by many top clubs, including his native Milan, where he began his youth career. But Toldo did not leave the club, because he felt that he could benefit the team, even being on the bench.
In 2010, Francesco Toldo decided to end his career as a player and continue to serve the club, working with youth, without having played a farewell match.
Games in the national team
Until the age of 21, the goalkeeper managed to make his debut in the youth team, having played eight matches there from 1993 to 1994.
An adult career began in 1995, when on October 8 he went to the place of removed Luca Bucci in a game against the Croatian national team. This match, according to the football player himself, has become the most difficult in his entire career.
But Francesco Toldo was remembered by the fans for the match in Euro 2000, when the Italian team was opposed by the Dutch team. In this game, 6 penalties were reflected. And according to the results of the tournament, Toldo was included in the symbolic team according to UEFA. Then the Italian team became the second, losing only to the French in the final.
In 2004, after a failure at the European Championships, the player leaves the national team.
Francesco Toldo, achievements
Toldo has a lot of titles in club football and one when playing for the national team. He won the Italian Cup 4 times, the Italian Super Cup three times. Become the Champion of Italy 5 times. The Champions League also submitted to this goalkeeper in the 2009-2010 season.
Throughout his career, Francesco scored 1 goal for Juventus. Losing 1 goal, he ran into the penalty area and was ultimately successful.
All these achievements did not go unnoticed. In 2000, Toldo received the Order of Merit for the Italian Republic.