Franco Selvaggi

Franco Selvaggi

Personal information
Date of birth	(1953-05-15) 15 May 1953
Place of birth	Pomarico, Italy
Height
Position(s)	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)
International career
1980	Italy under-21	2	(2)
1981	Italy	3	(0)
Managerial career
1992–1993	Catanzaro
1994	Taranto
1996	Matera
1998	Castel di Sangro
2002	Crotone
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Franco Selvaggi (born 15 May 1953) is a former Italian football player. Born in Pomarico, province of Matera, he was deployed as a striker. A small, quick, dynamic, mobile, and hardworking centre-forward, he excelled at making attacking runs off the ball, and at playing off his team-mates during build-up plays. He was also capable of holding up the ball for them with his back to goal.

Career

In his Serie A career (1972–1986), Selvaggi played for Ternana (1972–74), A.S. Roma (1973–74), Cagliari (1979–82), Torino (1982–84), Udinese (1984–85), and Inter (1985-86) also playing with Taranto (1974–79), and ending his career with Sambenedettese (1986–87).

Selvaggi represented the Italy national under-21 football team twice in 1980, scoring 2 goals. With the Italian 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.

Following his retirement, he became a football coach.

Honours

International

Italy

• FIFA World Cup: 1982

Individual

• Medaglia d'Oro al valore atletico: 1982