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Franco Cordova
	Cordova captain of Roma in 1974
Personal information
Date of birth	21 June 1944 (age 79)
Place of birth	Forlì, Italian Social Republic
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1962–1963	Salernitana
1963–1965	Catania
1965–1966	Internazionale
1966–1967	Brescia
1967–1976	Roma
1976–1979	Lazio
1979–1980	Avellino
International career
1975	Italy
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Franco Cordova (Italian pronunciation: [ˈfraŋko ˈkɔrdova]; born 21 June 1944) is a former Italian international football player who played as midfielder.

Born in Forlì but raised in Naples, he played for Catania, Inter and Brescia before settling in Rome at A.S. Roma and becoming team's captain. He then left suddenly for AS Roma's rivals S.S. Lazio in 1976 where he played 3 seasons before ending his career at U.S. Avellino.

He also has 2 full caps for Italy, both in 1975.

His career ended with a 1-year and 2 months ban from football in the Totonero 1980 match-fixing scandal.

Honours[edit]

Inter

Intercontinental Cup: 1965
Serie A champion: 1965–66.

Roma

Coppa Italia winner: 1968–69.
Anglo-Italian Cup winner: 1972.

External links[edit]

Franco Cordova at National-Football-Teams.com

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 | name= Franco Cordova
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+| caption  = Cordova captain of Roma in 1974
 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|6|21|df=yes}}
-| birth_place = [[Forlì]], [[Italy]]
+| birth_place = [[Forlì]], [[Italian Social Republic]]
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 | caps1 = 6 | goals1 = 1 | caps2 = 10 | goals2 = 1 | caps3 = 1 | goals3 = 0 | caps4 = 25 | goals4 = 0 | caps5 = 212 | goals5 = 9 | caps6 = 85 | goals6 = 2 | caps7 = 5 | goals7 = 1
 | nationalyears1= 1975
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-'''Franco Cordova''' (born 21 June 1944 in [[Forlì]]) is a retired [[Italy|Italian]] professional [[Association football|football]] player.
+'''Franco Cordova''' ({{IPA-it|ˈfraŋko ˈkɔrdova}}; born 21 June 1944) is a former [[Italians|Italian]] international [[Association football|football]] player who played as [[midfielder]].
+Born in Forlì but raised in [[Naples]], he played for [[Calcio Catania|Catania]], [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Inter]] and [[Brescia Calcio|Brescia]] before settling in Rome at [[A.S. Roma]] and becoming team's captain.
+He then left suddenly for AS Roma's rivals [[S.S. Lazio]] in 1976 where he played 3 seasons before ending his career at [[U.S. Avellino 1912|U.S. Avellino]].
+He also has 2 full caps for [[Italy national football team|Italy]], both in 1975.
 His career ended with a 1-year and 2 months ban from football in the [[Totonero 1980]] match-fixing scandal.
 ==Honours==
+;Inter
-* [[Serie A]] champion: 1965/66.
+* [[Intercontinental Cup (football)|Intercontinental Cup]]: [[1965 Intercontinental Cup|1965]]
-* [[Coppa Italia]] winner: 1968/69.
+* [[Serie A]] champion: [[1965–66 Serie A|1965–66]].
+;Roma
+* [[Coppa Italia]] winner: 1968–69.
 * [[Anglo-Italian Cup]] winner: 1972.
 ==External links==
 * {{NFT player|pid=17376}}
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+[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
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 [[Category:Serie A players]]
-[[Category:U.S. Salernitana 1919 players]]
+[[Category:US Avellino 1912 players]]
-[[Category:Calcio Catania players]]
-[[Category:Inter Milan players]]
 [[Category:Brescia Calcio players]]
-[[Category:A.S. Roma players]]
+[[Category:Catania FC players]]
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+[[Category:Inter Milan players]]
-[[Category:U.S. Avellino 1912 players]]
+[[Category:SS Lazio players]]
+[[Category:AS Roma players]]
+[[Category:US Salernitana 1919 players]]
+[[Category:Sportspeople from Forlì]]
-{{Italy-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub}}
-[[Category:Association football midfielders]]
+[[Category:Footballers from the Province of Forlì-Cesena]]
+[[Category:Footballers from Naples]]
+[[Category:1944 births]]
+[[Category:Living people]]