Franco Gallina

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.

Franco Gallina
Personal information
Date of birth (1945-01-01)1 January 1945
Place of birth Naples, Kingdom of Italy
Date of death 29 June 2021(2021-06-29) (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

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]

References
  1. "NASL-Franco Gallina". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  2. "Francesco Gallina". calcio.com (in Italian). Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  3. "Calcio-seriea.net - Scheda giocatore - Gallina Franco". calcio-seriea.net. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  4. "Calcio-seriea.net - Risultati Serie A 68-69 -". calcio-seriea.net. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  5. Onorato, Andre (5 June 1971). "Olympics collapse after lineup shuffle". Newspapers.com. The Montreal Gazette. p. 15. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  6. "Steve Dimitry's NASL Web Page". www.oocities.org. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  7. Priego, Francisco Güemes (11 July 2017). "Fútbol sin compromisos: JUGADORES ITALIANOS EN MÉXICO". Fútbol sin compromisos. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  8. "Mexico 1971/72". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  9. Onorato, Andre (28 May 1973). "Defeat by Italia first for Cantalia". Newspapers.com. The Montreal Gazette. p. 31. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  10. Onorato, Andre (2 July 1973). "Cantalia wins 3-1 paced by Gallina". Newspapers.com. The Montreal Gazette. p. 16. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  11. "Ottawa Tigers drop two". Newspapers.com. The Ottawa Journal. 21 May 1974. p. 23. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  12. Onorato, Andre (8 June 1974). "Wait and See". Newspapers.com. The Montreal Gazette. p. 32. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  13. "Castors feature international soccer stars". Ottawa Journal. 17 June 1976. p. 30.
  14. "Lutto nel mondo Genoa: è morto Franco Gallina, ala sinistra degli anni '60". PianetaGenoa1893 (in Italian). 5 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
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