Giacomo Casanova most famous and representative citizen. Casanova was cared for by his grandmother Marzia Baldissera while his mother toured about Europe in the theater. His father died when he was eight. As a child, Casanova suffered nosebleeds, and his grandmother sought help from a witch: "Leaving the gondola, we enter a hovel, where we find an old woman sitting on a pallet, with a black cat in her arms and five or six others around her." Though the unguent applied was ineffective, Casanova was fascinated by the incantation. Perhaps to remedy the nosebleeds (a physician blamed the density of Venice's air),
Alain Casanova Alain Casanova Alain Casanova (born 18 September 1961) is a former football goalkeeper and current manager. He is currently in charge of Toulouse FC. Born in Clermont-Ferrand, Casanova played for Cournon, INF Vichy, Le Havre AC, Olympique de Marseille and Toulouse FC. At Marseille, he made no professional appearances, but was on the bench at the 1991 European Cup Final. On 30 May 2008, he was named Toulouse FC manager, thus replacing Élie Baup. On 13 June 2016, he was named as the new manager of RC Lens, replacing Antoine Kombouaré. On 22 June 2018, he was named once again