Franco Superchi
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | September 1, 1944 | ||
Place of birth | Allumiere, Italy | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1963–1965 | Tevere Roma | 23 | (0) |
1965–1976 | Fiorentina | 227 | (0) |
1976–1980 | Verona | 126 | (0) |
1980–1984 | Roma | 1 | (0) |
1984–1985 | Civitavecchia | 21 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Franco Superchi (born September 1, 1944 in Allumiere) is a retired Italian professional football player.
He played for 13 seasons in the Serie A for ACF Fiorentina, Hellas Verona F.C. and A.S. Roma.
For the first 3 seasons with ACF Fiorentina he was the third-choice goalkeeper and did not play any league games for the first two. In his fourth, 1968/69 season, Fiorentina won the Italian championship, and the impressive performances by the rookie were integral to the team's success. He played 7 more seasons for Fiorentina, never equalling the brilliance of the championship season, but always reliable.
He was the backup goalkeeper for 4 seasons with Roma in the 1980s, and played only on one occasion, a few minutes as a substitute in the last game of the 1982/83 season. However, playing in that game brought him his second championship title.
Honours
- Serie A champion: 1968/69, 1982/83.
- Coppa Italia winner: 1965/66, 1974/75, 1980/81.
- Mitropa Cup winner: 1965/66.
- Anglo-Italian League Cup winner: 1975/76.