Английская Википедия:Franco Gallina

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox football biography 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

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]

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