Franco Cerilli (born October 26, 1953) is an Italian former professional

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who played as a

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. He made 90 appearances in

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, for

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and

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, and a further 253 in the lower divisions of Italian professional football. His playing career ended with a five-year ban from football in the

Totonero 1986 Totonero 1986 or Totonero bis was a scandal of football match fixing in Italy between 1984 and 1986 in Serie A, Serie B, Serie C1 and Serie C2. It was uncovered in May 1986 by Italian Police and Armando Carbone, a friend of Italo Allodi (manage ...

match-fixing scandal.

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1953 births Living people Sportspeople from Chioggia Italian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders US Massese 1919 players Inter Milan players LR Vicenza players AC Monza players Delfino Pescara 1936 players Calcio Padova players Serie A players Serie B players Footballers from the Metropolitan City of Venice 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-footy-midfielder-1950s-stub