Franco Dori (May 7, 1943 – November 29, 1987) was an Italian professional
football
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player. He was born in
Venice
Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...
and died in
Mestre
Mestre () is a borough of the ''comune'' (municipality) of Venice, on the mainland opposite the historical island city in the region of Veneto, Italy.
Administratively, Mestre forms (together with the nearby Carpenedo) the ''Municipalità di ...
.
He played for 4 seasons (34 games, 7 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 ...
,
A.S. Roma
' (''Rome Sport Association''), commonly referred to as Roma (), is a professional football club based in Rome, Italy. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma has participated in the top tier of Italian football for all of its existence, except for ...
and
A.C.R. Messina
Associazioni Calcio Riunite Messina S.r.l. is an Italian football club based in Messina, Sicily. It currently plays in .
History
Football in Messina
The origins of the team go back to 1900, when Messina F.C. was founded in the city. Th ...
.
External links
Franco Dori's obituary
1943 births
1987 deaths
Italian footballers
Serie A players
Venezia F.C. players
A.S. Roma players
A.C.R. Messina players
U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912 players
Association football midfielders
Footballers from Venice
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