Franco Scaramelli

Franco Scaramelli
Scaramelli with Brescia in the 1940–41 season
Personal information
Date of birth (1911-10-08)October 8, 1911
Place of birth Modena, Italy
Date of death (1995-02-26)February 26, 1995
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1929–1932 Modena 64 (17)
1932–1938 Roma 97 (10)
1938–1939 Modena 2 (0)
1939–1941 Brescia 45 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Franco Scaramelli (born October 8, 1911 in Modena) was an Italian professional football player. He played for 10 seasons (163 games, 27 goals) in the Serie A for Modena F.C. and A.S. Roma.

Career

When he was a midfielder, he made his debut at the age of 18 in the new Serie A Modena, his hometown team, on 27 October, 1929 in a 2-2 draw away to Livorno. He played three top-flight championships with the Canaries.

In 1933-1934, he moved to Roma where he remained for six championships, where he was always in the top division.

In 1938-39, he returned to Modena, playing another season in Serie A, and then finished his career at Brescia in Serie B, where he played 44 games in two seasons, scoring four goals. He made his debut for the Swallows in Padua on October 29, 1939, in a Padova-Brescia match that ended in a resounding 0-6 defeat.