Silvano Benedetti (born 5 October 1965) is an Italian former professional

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who played as a defender. His son Simone is a footballer.

Club career

Raised in

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, after two years in

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with

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and

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he was loaned to Ascoli, newly promoted to

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, debuting 14 September 1986 in Milan - Ascoli (0–1), after serving a month ban following a betting scandal in which he was involved. Returning to Torino, he remained there for four seasons, suffering relegation at the end of 1988–89, the immediate promotion (1989–90), success in the

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and the final of the

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in 1991–92. At the end of that season was bought by

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. With the ''Giallorossi'' he played as a starter in the 1992–93 season, when the team lost

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final, in which he scored an own goal against Torino in the final. With Roma he scored four goals in total. He closed his career after a brief stint at Alexandria in

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. He made a total of 166 appearances in Serie A with Ascoli, Torino and Roma, scoring 7 goals. Since 2001 he has been part of the Torino staff, focusing specifically on the football school. On 5 July 2014 his contract was renewed to 30 June 2016, as the head of Torino youth system.

Honours

Club

Torino *

: 1991–92 Runner-up *

: 1989–90 *

: 1991 Ascoli *

: 1987

References

External links

National team statistics on FIGC.itSilvano Benedetti on LegaSerieA.it, Lega Serie A.Statistics on Emozionecalcio.it
{{DEFAULTSORT:Benedetti, Silvano 1965 births Living people Italian men's footballers Italy men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football defenders Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Torino FC players Parma Calcio 1913 players Palermo FC players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players AS Roma players US Alessandria Calcio 1912 players Footballers from Lucca 20th-century Italian sportsmen