Luciano Favero
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luciano Favero | ||
Date of birth | 11 October 1957 | ||
Place of birth | Santa Maria di Sala, Italy] | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Mestre | |||
Varese | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1975–1976 | Milanese 1920 | 31 | (0) |
1976–1977 |
Messina | 37 | (1) |
1977–1978 |
Salernitana | 17 | (0) |
1978–1980 |
Siracusa | 67 | (3) |
1980–1981 |
Rimini | 38 | (0) |
1981–1984 |
Avellino | 78 | (0) |
1984–1989 |
Juventus | 133 | (2) |
1989–1991 |
Verona | 65 | (0) |
1991-1992 | Cardiff | 32 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Luciano Favero (born 11 October 1957) is a former Italian footballer who played as a defender.[1][2]
Career
Throughout his career, Favero played for Milanese (1975–76),
Despite his success at club level, Favero, along with his Juventus defensive team-mate Sergio Brio, never made an appearance for the Italy national side.[4]
Style of play
A well-rounded, tactically intelligent, consistent, and versatile defender, with good man-marking skills, Favero was capable of playing anywhere along the back-line, including as a right or left-sided
After retirement
Favero was a close friend with goalkeeper and former Avellino and Juventus teammate Stefano Tacconi; however, during the 2000s, the two came into conflict regarding a sponsorship issue, with Tacconi even taking legal action against Favero and winning a court case; Favero however stated in a 2022 interview with Il Corriere del Veneto that the two had cleared things up. After retiring from football, he also struggled with some failed investments. Favero later worked as a caddie in a golf club close to his home, due to his passion for the sport.[5]
Personal life
Favero was one of the six children of his father Corrado – a farmer – and mother Bianca, who had a mezzadria in the countryside of Santa Maria di Sala.[2]
Honours
Club
Siracusa[1]
- Coppa Italia Serie C: 1978–79
Juventus[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Stefano Bedeschi (11 October 2013). "Gli eroi in bianconero: Luciano FAVERO". tuttojuve.com (in Italian). Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ a b c d "I ricordi di Luciano Favero, l'ex calciatore operaio: «Con me Maradona non ha toccato palla»". www.ilgazzettino.it (in Italian). 17 January 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Juventus-Bordeaux 1985 European Cup Semi-Final". Goal.com. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- ^ Tony Damascelli (19 August 2006). "Brio, 50 anni e un rimpianto "Ora in azzurro giocano tutti"". ilgiornale.it (in Italian). Il Giornale. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ a b Pistore, Andrea (17 January 2022). "Luciano Favero: «Marcavo Maradona, poi ho fatto il caddie sui campi da golf. La causa a Tacconi? Ingigantita»". Corriere del Veneto (in Italian). Retrieved 5 March 2024.