Stefano Pellegrini (footballer born 1953)

Stefano Pellegrini
Personal information
Date of birthAugust 5, 1953
Place of birthRome, Italy
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Playing positionStriker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1970–1977Roma41(6)
1973–1974→ Avellino (loan)12(2)
1974–1975Barletta (loan)29(10)
1977–1979Bari53(16)
1979–1980Avellino12(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Stefano Pellegrini (born August 5, 1953 in Rome) is a retired Italian professional football player.

Career

Pellegrini began playing football with Roma, where he made his Serie A debut against Lazio on 14 March 1971.[1] He played for 6 seasons (53 games, 9 goals) in the Serie A for A.S. Roma and U.S. Avellino.

His older brother Romolo Pellegrini and younger brother Claudio Pellegrini also played football professionally. To distinguish them, Romolo was referred to as Pellegrini I, Stefano as Pellegrini II and Claudio as Pellegrini III.

His career ended with a 6-year ban in the Totonero 1980 match-fixing scandal.

References

  1. Almanacco illustrato del calico 1979. Panini. 1979. p. 55.