Franco Gallina
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1 January 1945 | ||
Place of birth | Naples, Kingdom of Italy | ||
Date of death | 29 June 2021 | (aged 76)||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1962–1963 | Casertana | 1 | (0) |
1963–1964 | Genoa | 0 | (0) |
1964–1965 | Virtus Entella | 23 | (7) |
1965–1966 | Cesena | 30 | (10) |
1966–1968 | Genoa | 42 | (4) |
1968–1969 | Lanerossi Vicenza | 12 | (4) |
1969–1971 | Internapoli | 34 | (1) |
1971 | Montreal Olympique | 20 | (10) |
1971–1973 | Atlante | ||
1973 | Montreal Cantalia | ||
1974 | Toronto Italia | ||
1975–1976 | Montreal Castors | ||
Managerial career | |||
1973 | Montreal Cantalia (player-manager) | ||
1974 | Toronto Italia (player-manager) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Franco Gallina (1 January 1945 – 5 July 2021) was an Italian footballer who played as a forward, most notably in the Serie A and the North American Soccer League.
Career
[edit]Gallina played in the Serie D in 1962 with Casertana F.C. where he assisted in securing promotion after winning the Serie D title.[1] The following season he was signed by Genoa C.F.C. of the Serie A, but failed to make an appearance. In 1964, he played in the Serie C with Virtus Entella, and later with Cesena F.C.[2] He returned to his former club Genoa where he played in the Serie B.[3] After two seasons with Genoa he played in the Serie A with Lanerossi Vicenza, and made his debut on 17 November 1968 against A.C. Milan.[4]
In 1969, he returned to Serie C to play with Internapoli Football Club. He played abroad in 1971 with Montreal Olympique in the North American Soccer League.[1][5] In his debut season with Montreal he was named to the NASL Second Team.[6] The next season he played in the Mexican Primera División with Atlante F.C.[7][8] In 1973, he played in the National Soccer League with Montreal Cantalia where he served as a player-coach.[9][10] In 1974, he played with league rivals Toronto Italia once more in a capacity of a player-coach.[11][12] The following season he played with Montreal Castors.[13]
He died on 5 July 2021.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "NASL-Franco Gallina". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Francesco Gallina". calcio.com (in Italian). Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Calcio-seriea.net - Scheda giocatore - Gallina Franco". calcio-seriea.net. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Calcio-seriea.net - Risultati Serie A 68-69 -". calcio-seriea.net. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ Onorato, Andre (5 June 1971). "Olympics collapse after lineup shuffle". Newspapers.com. The Montreal Gazette. p. 15. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Steve Dimitry's NASL Web Page". www.oocities.org. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ Priego, Francisco Güemes (11 July 2017). "Fútbol sin compromisos: JUGADORES ITALIANOS EN MÉXICO". Fútbol sin compromisos. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Mexico 1971/72". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ Onorato, Andre (28 May 1973). "Defeat by Italia first for Cantalia". Newspapers.com. The Montreal Gazette. p. 31. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ Onorato, Andre (2 July 1973). "Cantalia wins 3-1 paced by Gallina". Newspapers.com. The Montreal Gazette. p. 16. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Ottawa Tigers drop two". Newspapers.com. The Ottawa Journal. 21 May 1974. p. 23. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ Onorato, Andre (8 June 1974). "Wait and See". Newspapers.com. The Montreal Gazette. p. 32. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Castors feature international soccer stars". Ottawa Journal. 17 June 1976. p. 30.
- ^ "Lutto nel mondo Genoa: è morto Franco Gallina, ala sinistra degli anni '60". PianetaGenoa1893 (in Italian). 5 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
External links
[edit]- Franco Gallina at WorldFootball.net
- 1945 births
- 2021 deaths
- Italian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Casertana FC players
- Genoa CFC players
- Virtus Entella players
- Cesena FC players
- LR Vicenza players
- Montreal Olympique players
- Atlante F.C. footballers
- Toronto Italia players
- Montreal Castors players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Serie C players
- Serie D players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Liga MX players
- Canadian National Soccer League players
- Canadian National Soccer League coaches
- Italian football managers
- Footballers from Naples
- Italian expatriate men's footballers
- Italian expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
- Italian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- 20th-century Italian sportsmen