Erasmo Iacovone

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Erasmo Iacovone (22 April 1952 - 6 February 1978) was an Italian footballer who was last known to have played as a striker for Taranto. [1]

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Early life

Iacovone was born in Capracotta, Italy, in 1952. [2]

Career

Iacovone started his career with Italian fourth tier side OMI Roma. [3] After that, he signed for Italian second-tier side Taranto. [4]

Death

Iacovone died on 6 February 1978 due to a car accident. [5]

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References

  1. "Erasmo Iacovone, 40 anni fa la tragica morte del simbolo del Taranto" (in Italian). calciomercato.com.
  2. "Erasmo Iacovone, mito rossoblù" (in Italian). storiedicalcio.altervista.org.
  3. "THE TRAGIC LEGEND OF ERASMO IACOVONE, THE MAN WHO MADE TARANTO DREAM". thesefootballtimes.co.
  4. "Incornate, urla e folli corse la storia di Erasmo Iacovone" (in Italian). repubblica.it.
  5. "Il mito di Iacovone, il calciatore del Taranto morto 44 anni fa attraversa le generazioni. "Noi mai più come allora"" (in Italian). repubblica.it.