Franco Cordova (; born 21 June 1944) is a former
Italian international
football
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player who played as
midfielder.
Born in Forlì but raised in
Naples, he played for
Catania
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,
Inter and
Brescia before settling in Rome at
A.S. Roma and becoming team's captain.
He then left suddenly for AS Roma's rivals
S.S. Lazio
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in 1976 where he played 3 seasons before ending his career at
U.S. Avellino
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It is the ...
.
He also has 2 full caps for
Italy, both in 1975.
His career ended with a 1-year and 2 months ban from football in the
Totonero 1980 match-fixing scandal.
Honours
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Intercontinental Cup:
1965
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Serie A champion:
1965–66.
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Coppa Italia winner: 1968–69.
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Anglo-Italian Cup
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winner: 1972.
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Italian men's footballers
Italy men's international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Serie A players
US Avellino 1912 players
Brescia Calcio players
Catania FC players
Inter Milan players
SS Lazio players
AS Roma players
US Salernitana 1919 players
Sportspeople from Forlì
Footballers from the Province of Forlì-Cesena
Footballers from Naples
1944 births
Living people