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Franco Selvaggi

フランコ・セルヴァッジ　/　ふらんこ・せるゔぁっじ

Association football player from Italy

May 15, 1953 (age 73)　・　Pomarico, province of Matera, Italy

province of Matera
association football player
association football coach

My Take

Selvaggi appeals to me as the kind of striker the modern game has nearly forgotten. Born in tiny Pomarico in Italy's Matera province in 1953, standing only 171 cm, he succeeded on instinct and positioning rather than physical dominance, the hallmark of an old-school poacher. Earning the Gold Collar for Sports Merit signals real recognition at home, and his later turn to coaching suggests he wanted to pass that goal-scoring sense on. I am always drawn to athletes who rise from small, hardscrabble towns to national prominence. His is a quietly romantic story of ambition outsizing stature.

Overview

Franco Selvaggi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈfraŋko selˈvaddʒi]; born 15 May 1953) is an Italian former football player. Born in Pomarico, province of Matera, he was deployed as a striker.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Franco Selvaggi
Name (Japanese): フランコ・セルヴァッジ
Reading: ふらんこ・せるゔぁっじ
Born: May 15, 1953 (age 73)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Snake
Origin: Pomarico, province of Matera, Italy
Blood type: Private
Height: 171 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player / association football coach

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

Gold Collar for Sports Merit

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%83%E3%82%B8

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