Davide Longo

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Davide Longo
Personal information
Full nameDavide Longo
Born (1975-12-09) 9 December 1975 (age 48)
Wakefield, England
Playing information
Position Fullback, Centre, Stand-off
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1993–95 Dewsbury Rams 55394
1995–96 Bradford Bulls 1240016
1997–98 Swinton Lions 28140258
1998–99 Keighley Cougars 2252226
2001 Batley Bulldogs 2170028
2002 Dewsbury Rams 1926020
2004 Hunslet Hawks 41000
Total1617288148
Source: [1] [2]

Davide Longo (born 9 December 1975) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who started playing Rugby League for Stanley Rangers ARLFC, playing in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, and as of 2019 he was the chief executive officer of Featherstone Rovers. He played at club level for Dewsbury Rams (two spells), Bradford Bulls (Heritage No.), Swinton Lions, Keighley Cougars and Batley Bulldogs - Heritage Number 1472, as a fullback , centre, or stand-off. [2] Davide Longo left Featherstone Rovers in March 2021 to take on a new role with Bradford City AFC as Chief Commercial Officer

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Background

Davide Longo was born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. His father was born in Alessandria Della Rocca, Agrigento. Sicily allowing him dual nationality status.

International honours

Davide Longo represented Great Britain (Academy) against France (Academy) playing in two international matches at Hilton Park, Leigh and Carcasonne, Southern France.[ citation needed ]

Super League

Davide Longo signed for Bradford Bulls on 15 December 1995 and made his debut on Wednesday 20 December 1995 against Warrington at Wilderspool Stadium. Davide Longo made his Super League debut for Bradford Bulls on 8 April 1996 against London Broncos at Odsal Stadium.

Challenge Cup

Davide Longo was part of the Bradford Bulls 1996 Challenge Cup Final squad. He scored a hat-trick of tries against Batley on 4 February 1996 and featured in every round in games against Leigh Centurions, Wakefield Trinity and Leeds.

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References

  1. ↑ "Statistics at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
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