Gianfranco Leoncini

Gianfranco Leoncini

Leoncini with Juventus in the 1965–66 season
Personal information
Full name	Gianfranco Leoncini
Date of birth	(1939-09-25)25 September 1939
Place of birth	Rome, Italy
Date of death	5 April 2019(2019-04-05) (aged 79)
Place of death	Chivasso, Italy
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1958–1970	Juventus	289	(21)
1970–1972	Atalanta	65	(0)
1972–1973	Mantova	28	(0)
1973–1974	Atalanta	29	(0)
Total		411	(21)
International career
1966	Italy	2	(0)
Managerial career
1975–1976	Atalanta
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gianfranco Leoncini (Italian pronunciation: [dʒaɱˈfraŋko leonˈtʃiːni]; 25 September 1939 – 5 April 2019)^[1] was an Italian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

During his club career, Leoncini played for Juventus, Atalanta and Mantova. He won three Serie A titles with Juventus.^[2][3]

International career

At international level, Leoncini earned 2 caps for the Italy national football team in 1966, and participated in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.^[3][4][5]

Honours

Juventus^[2]

• Coppa Italia: 1958–59, 1959–60, 1964–65
• Serie A: 1959–60, 1960–61, 1966–67

References

1. "È morto Gianfranco Leoncini, vecchia gloria della Juventus". La Stampa (in Italian). 5 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
2. "lo ho vinto di più, sono vivo" (in Italian). La Stampa. 23 July 1997.
3. "Profilo: Leoncini, Gianfranco" (in Italian). Enciclopediadelcalcio.it. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
4. Gianfranco Leoncini – FIFA competition record (archived)
5. "Leoncini, Gianfranco" (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

External links

• Profile at Enciclopediadelcalcio.it