Francesco Cappelli (born 17 September 1943 in

Barberino Val d'Elsa Barberino Val d'Elsa is a ''frazione'' of Barberino Tavarnelle which was until December 2018 a sovereign ''comune'' (municipality). Barberino Val d'Elsa is located above the valley from which it takes its name. The centre of town is still ringed b ...

) is a retired

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professional

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player. He played 5 seasons (80 games, no goals) in the

Serie A The Serie A (), also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Coppa ...

for

S.S.C. Venezia Venezia Football Club, commonly referred to as Venezia, is a professional football club based in Venice, Italy, that currently plays in Serie B. Originally founded as Venezia Foot Ball Club in 1907, the club have spent a large part of their his ...

and

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Honours

Coppa Italia The ("Italy Cup") is an annual knockout cup competition in Italian football organized by the FIGC until the 2009–10 season and the Lega Serie A ever since. History The beginning of the tournament was turbulent, due to the complexity of ...

winner: 1968/69.

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at Almanaccogiallorosso.it 1943 births Living people Italian footballers Serie A players Serie B players A.S. Roma players Venezia F.C. players Taranto F.C. 1927 players Men's association football defenders People from Barberino Val d'Elsa Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Florence Footballers from Tuscany {{Italy-footy-defender-1940s-stub