He has occupied many benches in his career. He also coached Selargius, albeit for a short time. Gianfranco Pau is now 74 years old and is a building contractor: he spent his magical moments above all in Isili and Sinnai. With him, the two countries experienced magical moments with presidents such as Dessì and Cosimo Perra. Very distant times. Today of football and the golden years, in Isili and Sinnai, there is not much left: the teams are getting by between the third and second categories. In Sinnai there is also an attempt to recover the youth sectors, which once made history. A Sinnai youth team also played nationally at the Foligno tournament in the 1960s, with coach Antonio Cappai (who passed away years ago), known as Herrera. Then, with Gianfranco Pau the trips of the Allievi (1990s) also to distant Kaliningrad, an enclave of Russia. Unforgettable times, also embellished by an extraordinary friendly match of Sinnai first team with Bayer Monaco of Trapattoni, Rizzitelli and Mattheus. Times in which the teams of A and B trained in Sinnai and were to play against Cagliari the following Sunday. Or when Sinnai played a friendly match against Cagliari of Gregorio Perez, an Uruguayan pupil of Tabarez. Times light years away. Perhaps unrepeatable dreams.
The technicians. Those of Isili and Sinnai were the most prestigious benches on which Pau sat, between Excellence and Serie D. But it was not the only one, at least in Sinnai: unforgettable seasons with Toto Maglione technicians, protagonist of vintages and extraordinary promotions, Mario Orrù, who launched several young people, Mario Mirtillo, Rino Varsi and managers such as the principal Cosimo Perra, such as Mariano Pinna, Pasquale Deiana, Salvatore Cinus, Salvatore Atzeri, Vittorio Monni, Salvatore, Andrea Delpin, Mariano Giglio, Peppino Argiolas, Salvatore Puddu and many other executives who have given so much to the Sinnai cause. In Promotion Sinnai had a female president: the entrepreneur Anna Maria Cannas. Now in the village there is the Pineta, which plays in the Second category: Sinnai football with president Olla has been focusing on young people for years.
