Franco Pedroni

Franco Pedroni
Personal information
Full nameFranco Pedroni
Date of birth13 September 1926
Place of birthSomma Lombardo, Italy
Date of death12 February 2001 (aged 74)
Place of deathGallarate, Italy
Playing positionDefender
Youth career
1942–1943Gallaratese
1943–1946Sommese
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1946–1948Gallaratese52(0)
1948–1952Como144(1)
1952–1956Milan65(1)
1956–1960Alessandria109(0)
1960–1961Pro Vercelli4(0)
Teams managed
1962–1963Pro Patria
1963–1964Mestrina
1965–1968Casale
1968–1969Verbania
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 2, 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).

Franco Pedroni (September 13, 1926 – February 12, 2001) was an Italian professional footballer and manager.

Career

Footballer

As a footballer, he had his debut in Serie A playing with Como in 1949–50 season. Lately he signed for Milan, winning 1954–55 championship, and Alessandria.[1]

Coach

His first experiences as coach were at Alessandria, where he managed the team together with Luciano Robotti. He was young Gianni Rivera's mentor.[1]

Lately he managed some teams in lower divisions.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Pedroni profile on magliarossonera.it