Sergio Silvagni

Sergio Silvagni
Personal information
Date of birth (1938-06-28) 28 June 1938
Original team(s) Parade College
Debut Round 7, 1958, Carlton
v. South Melbourne, at Lake Oval
Height/Weight 183 cm / 95 kg
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1958-1971 Carlton 239 (136)
Coaching career
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
1978 Carlton 3 (0-3-0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1971 season.
Career highlights

1968 1970 premiership sides

Sergio 'Serge' Silvagni (born 28 June 1938) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

He was an outstanding schoolboy athlete. In 1948, competing for C.B.C. Clifton Hill, he won the Under-11 &5-yard sprint at the Victorian Christian Brothers' Combined Athletic Meeting.[1] In 1949, he was the Under-12 handball champion of C.B.C. Clifton Hill.[2] In 1953 running on a rain soaked he broke the 440 year record by half second clocking 54.4 seconds[3] and also winning the shot put at the combined Christian Brothers Secondary School sports at North Melbourne.

Silvagni, the cousin of John Benetti,[4] made his debut for the Carlton Football Club on 24 May 1958 (Round 7) — although Carlton were defeated (10.19 (79) to 7.15 (57)) by South Melbourne, Silvagni, along with his cousin (Benetti), was one of the best Carlton players on the ground.[5] He retired at the end of the 1971 season after a stunning career.

Silvagni went on to become Carlton's reserves coach, and served as the club's caretaker senior coach for a few weeks in 1978 between the departure of Ian Stewart as coach and the appointment of Alex Jesaulenko as captain-coach.[6][7]

He is the father of Stephen Silvagni, who played 312 games for Carlton (Stephen was regarded as one of the greatest full backs in the league's history).

References

  1. ↑ Combined Brothers' Secondary Schools' Athletic Meeting: Clifton Hill Wins Aggregate, The Advocate, (Thursday, 28 October 1948), p.22.)
  2. ↑ Special Sports Prizes, The Advocate, (Thursday, 29 December 1949), p.8.
  3. ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/206467179?searchTerm=s Silvagni&searchLimits=sortby=dateAsc
  4. ↑ In 1956, Peter Golding, in his "What Goes On" column remarked on "the changing face of Australia", noting "On Carlton thirds' list this season: Cattogio, Puglia, Scarpella, Silvagni, Carbis, Ruggiero . . . . ." (The Argus, (Monday 21 May 1956), p.18.)
  5. ↑ Convincing Win to South, The Age, (Monday, 26 May 1958), p.18
  6. ↑ Carter, R., "Silvagni to take over", The Age, (Thursday, 20 April 1978), p.30.
  7. ↑ Ron Carter (21 April 1978). "Pull up your socks Blues, says Serge". The Age (Melbourne, VIC). p. 28.

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