Franco Carradori
- Simon Basten
- Jun 3, 2023
- 1 min read
Updated: Mar 13
Franco Carradori was born in Rome on April 24 1934.
He started his career in the Lazio youth teams and in 1954 was loaned to Palermo in Serie B where he did quite well appearing in 28 games and scoring three goals.
In 1955 he was back at Lazio. With the Biancocelesti he played six seasons. He was a very good midfielder, excellent technique and fast. He was able to cover the entire midfield thanks to continuous movement and was a specialist at throw ins.
With Lazio he won a Coppa Italia in 1958 and played 147 games in Serie A (9 goals) and 17 in Coppa Italia (3 goals). He also won two reserves championships in 1952-53 and 1955-56.
In 1961 he signed for Brescia in Serie B and a year later was at Formia. He ended his career in 1964 at Trani.
He later went to be manager for Lazio youth teams and quite a number of teams in minor leagues.
He died in Rome on August 26, 2004.
Lazio career
Season | Total appearances (goals) | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Italo French Friendship Cup |
1955-56 | 10 (1) | 10 (1) | - | - |
1956-57 | 21 (1) | 21 (1) | - | - |
1957-58 | 31 (1) | 25 (1) | 6 | - |
1958-59 | 36 (3) | 32 (3) | 4 | - |
1959-60 | 28 (3) | 27 (2) | 2 (1) | 1 (1) |
1960-61 | 37 (3) | 32 (1) | 5 (2) | - |
Total | 165 (13) | 147 (9) | 17 (3) | 1 (1) |
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