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Franco Causio

1949 - Today

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Franco Causio (Italian pronunciation: [ˈfraŋko ˈkauzjo]; born 1 February 1949) is an Italian former professional footballer who won the 1982 FIFA World Cup and came through the ranks of his hometown club Lecce before making his name at Juventus for many years in the 1970s and 1980s. Regarded as one of Italy's greatest ever wingers, throughout his career, he was given the nickname "The Baron", because of his stylish moves on the pitch, as well as his well-educated upbringing, and his fair attitude in life. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franco Causio is the 937th most popular soccer player (down from 916th in 2019), the 2,297th most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,386th in 2019) and the 68th most popular Italian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Franco Causio ranks 937 out of 21,273. Before him are Toyohito Mochizuki, Adolfo Pedernera, Viktor Gyökeres, Trifon Ivanov, Oleg Salenko, and Bernd Bransch. After him are Demetrio Albertini, Anton Ondruš, Andrzej Szarmach, Nobuko Kondo, Jiří Sobotka, and Achraf Hakimi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Franco Causio ranks 200. Before him are Paul Rodgers, Arlindo Gomes Furtado, Peter Navarro, Shera Danese, Frank L. Culbertson Jr., and Leopoldo Brenes. After him are Paul Guilfoyle, Andy Kaufman, Phil Lynott, Diana Nyad, John Wetton, and Valentin Inzko.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Franco Causio ranks 2,297 out of 5,161. Before him are Jacopo Amigoni (1682), Carl Ritter von Ghega (1802), Teodolfo Mertel (1806), Franco Basaglia (1924), Massimo Girotti (1918), and Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este (1817). After him are Spurius Cassius Viscellinus (-540), Demetrio Albertini (1971), Benedetto da Maiano (1442), Nigidius Figulus (-98), Prince Emmanuel, Duke of Vendôme (1872), and Bartolomeo Montagna (1450).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Italy

Among soccer players born in Italy, Franco Causio ranks 68. Before him are Azeglio Vicini (1933), Attilio Ferraris (1904), Virginio Rosetta (1902), Vincenzo Montella (1974), Mauro Tassotti (1960), and Luigi Bertolini (1904). After him are Demetrio Albertini (1971), Antonio Di Natale (1977), Francesco Toldo (1971), Eraldo Monzeglio (1906), Gino Colaussi (1914), and Pietro Anastasi (1948).

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