Franco Selvaggi
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| Date of birth | 15 May 1953 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pomarico, Italy | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Striker | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| Pro Matera | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1972–1973 | Ternana | 12 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 1973–1974 | → A.S. Roma (loan) | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1974 | Ternana | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1974–1979 | Taranto | 146 | (22) | |||||||||||
| 1979–1982 | Cagliari | 85 | (28) | |||||||||||
| 1982–1984 | Torino | 56 | (15) | |||||||||||
| 1984–1985 | Udinese | 20 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 1985–1986 | Inter | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1986–1987 | Sambenedettese | 26 | (9) | |||||||||||
| Total | 355 | (80) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1980 | Italy U21 | 2 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 1981 | Italy | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Catanzaro | |||||||||||||
| 1994 | Taranto | |||||||||||||
| 1996 | Matera | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | Castel di Sangro | |||||||||||||
| 2002 | Crotone | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
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.
International career
Selvaggi represented the Italy national under-21 football team twice in 1980, scoring 2 goals. With the Italy national team, he earned 3 caps in 1981, making his debut in a 0–0 home draw against East Germany on 19 April. He was a member of the Italy team that won the 1982 World Cup under Enzo Bearzot, but he never played a match in that event.[2][3][4]
Style of play
Selvaggi played centre-forward, despite being considered small for the position. He was known for making attacking runs off the ball, and his passing ability while playing off his team-mates during build-up plays. He was also capable of holding up the ball for his team with his back to goal.[5]
