Francesco Palmieri (born 24 September 1967) is an Italian former professional footballer who is sporting director at Sassuolo.
[2] In summer 1998 Sampdoria paid a transfer fee of three billion lire to Lecce to sign Palmieri.
[2] In the 1998–99 season he scored on his debut for Sampdoria, in a UEFA Intertoto Cup match, helping his club qualify for the third round of the competition.
[7] In his second season at Sampdoria, he captained the team and scored six goals, while the club missed out on Serie A promotion by one point.
[7] In November 2016, while working as academy manager at Sassuolo Palmieri was linked with the position of sporting director at Parma.