Franco Massimo

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Franco Massimo
Personal information
Full name Franco Massimo [1]
Date of birth (1968-09-23) 23 September 1968 (age 56) [1]
Place of birth Horsham, England
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1985–1986 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1986–1987 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 (0)
1987–1988 Southwick
1988 Crawley Town 4 (1)
Worthing
Horsham
Dorking
Three Bridges
Steyning Town
1990–1991 Horsham YMCA
Storrington
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Franco Massimo (born 23 September 1968) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion.

Club career

Massimo started his career as an apprentice at Brighton & Hove Albion and made his first team debut in April 1986 as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat to Shrewsbury Town. [2] He only made one more substitute appearance for the first team during the 1986–87 season before he was released. [2] He had a short spell at Southern League Premier Division side Crawley Town in the 1987–88 season, making eight appearances in all competitions and scoring four goals. [3] He later played for a host of non-league clubs.

After retiring from professional football he later became a police officer. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Franco Massimo". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 "THE APPRENTICES '86". The Goldstone Wrap. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "1987/88 - Southern League Premier Division". CTFC History. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Sussex W J Jewell Trophy Final preview". Sussex FA. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
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