Francesco Calzona (born 24 October 1968) is an Italian football coach who is currently managing the Slovakia national team.

[2] Since then, he became part of Sarri's coaching staff, being his main assistant in all of his managerial jobs until Napoli.

[1] On 30 August 2022, Calzona was hired as the new head coach of the Slovakia national team.

[4] On 19 February 2024, Napoli announced the appointment of Calzona as their new head coach for the remainder of the season, replacing Walter Mazzarri just two days before the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg against Barcelona.

He completed the season in a lacklustre fashion, ending in tenth place and missing out on European qualification, on the worst-ever Serie A performance for an incumbent national champion.