Valerio Cassani (; 28 February 1922 – 23 February 1995) was an

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professional

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who played as a

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Career

Cassani played for 5 seasons (119 games, 20 goals) in the Italian

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for

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A.S. Livorno Calcio Unione Sportiva Livorno 1915 (formerly A.S. Livorno Calcio, commonly known as Livorno), is a professional Association football, football club based in Livorno, Tuscany, Italy. They compete in Serie C, the third tier of professional Italian foo ...

and A.S. Bari. Cassani made his debut for the

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on 2 August 1948 in the

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, in Italy's game against the

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* 1922 births 1995 deaths Italian men's footballers Italy men's international footballers Serie A players Olympic footballers for Italy Footballers at the 1948 Summer Olympics AC Milan players Calcio Padova players Atalanta BC players Modena FC 2018 players US Livorno 1915 players SSC Bari players Genoa CFC players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from the Province of Varese 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-footy-midfielder-1920s-stub