Gianfranco Leoncini

Italian footballer (1939-2019)

Gianfranco Leoncini (25 September 1939 – 5 April 2019)[1] was an Italian footballer. During his club career, Leoncini played for Juventus, Atalanta and Mantova. He won three Serie A titles with Juventus. He also played twice for Italy. He was a part of the 1966 FIFA World Cup squad.

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+12 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)
National team
1966 Italy 2 (0)
Teams managed
1975–1976 Atalanta
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career statistics

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Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
ItalyLeague
1958–59 Juventus Serie A 3 1
1959–60 8 2
1960–61 21 0
1961–62 29 2
1962–63 29 1
1963–64 32 0
1964–65 31 5
1965–66 33 3
1966–67 31 3
1967–68 29 3
1968–69 30 2
1969–70 13 0
1970–71 Atalanta Serie B 37 0
1971–72 Serie A 28 0
1972–73 Mantova Serie B 28 0
1973–74 Atalanta Serie B 29 1
Country Italy 411 23
Total 411 23

International career statistics

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Italy national team
YearAppsGoals
1966 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours

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Juventus

References

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  1. "È morto Gianfranco Leoncini, vecchia gloria della Juventus". La Stampa (in Italian). 5 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  2. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Gianfranco Leoncini". www.national-football-teams.com.