Franco Gallina (1 January 1945 – 5 July 2021) was an Italian footballer who played as a forward, most notably in the Serie A and the North American Soccer League. Career Gallina played in the Serie D in 1962 with Casertana F.C. where he assisted in securing promotion after winning the Serie D title. The following season he was signed by Genoa C.F.C. of the Serie A, but failed to make an appearance. In 1964, he played in the Serie C with Virtus Entella, and later with Cesena F.C. He returned to his former club Genoa where he played in the Serie B. After two seasons with Genoa he played in the Serie A with Lanerossi Vicenza, and made his debut on 17 November 1968 against A.C. Milan. In 1969, he returned to Serie C to play with Internapoli Football Club. He played abroad in 1971 with Montreal Olympique in the North American Soccer League. In his debut season with Montreal he was named to the NASL Second Team. The next season he played in the Mexican Primera División with Atlante F.C. In 1973, he played in the National Soccer League with Montreal Cantalia where he served as a player-coach. In 1974, he played with league rivals Toronto Italia once more in a capacity of a player-coach. The following season he played with Montreal Castors. He died on 5 July 2021. References External links 1945 births 2021 deaths Italian footballers Association football forwards Casertana F.C. players Genoa C.F.C. players Virtus Entella players Cesena F.C. players L.R. Vicenza players Montreal Olympique players Atlante F.C. footballers Toronto Italia players Montreal Castors players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Liga MX players Canadian National Soccer League players Canadian National Soccer League coaches Italian football managers Footballers from Naples Italian expatriate footballers Italian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate soccer players in Canada Italian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Mexico