Franco Peppino (born 16 June 1982 in Córdoba) is a retired

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, who primarily played as a

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. He is currently the assistant manager of Belgrano.

Club career

Peppino began his playing career in 2000 with

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, he made his league debut on 16 December 200 in a 1-4 home defeat to Rosario Central. He went on to make 160 league appearances for the Córdoba club before leaving to join

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side

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in 2007. In 2008 Peppino returned to Argentina to play for

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and in 2009 he joined

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Later career

Peppino retired from football at the end of 2020. In May 2021, Peppino appointed assistant coach of newly hired manager Guillermo Farré at Belgrano.FARRÉ ES EL NUEVO DT DE BELGRANO DE CÓRDOBA
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Argentine Primera statistics
* * 1982 births Living people Footballers from Córdoba, Argentina Argentine men's footballers Men's association football defenders Club Atlético Belgrano footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Arsenal de Sarandí footballers Barcelona S.C. footballers C.D. Veracruz footballers Rosario Central footballers Club Atlético Sarmiento footballers Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy footballers Club Atlético Los Andes footballers Liga MX players Primera Nacional players Argentine Primera División players Ecuadorian Serie A players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico {{Argentina-footy-defender-1980s-stub