Franco Peppino (born 16 June 1982 in

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) is a retired

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, who primarily played as a

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. He is currently the assistant manager of

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Club career

Peppino began his playing career in 2000 with

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, he made his league debut on 16 December 200 in a 1–4 home defeat to Rosario Central. He went on to make 160 league appearances for the Córdoba club before leaving to join Mexican side CD Veracruz in 2007. In 2008 Peppino returned to Argentina to play for Racing Club and in 2009 he joined

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Later career

Peppino retired from football at the end of 2020. In May 2021, Peppino appointed assistant coach of newly hired manager Guillermo Farré at

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