Francesco Coco (Italian pronunciation: [fran't?esko 'k??ko]; born 8 January 1977) is a retired Italian football defender.
Although naturally right-footed, he played as a left wing-back (his favourite position) or, more commonly, as a left-back.
He had spells with both AC Milan and Inter Milan, also spending a season at Barcelona.
In his early career, Coco showed much promise and was regarded as a possible successor to Paolo Maldini; however, he failed to live up to expectations.Coco won two Serie A league titles, and represented Italy at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.