Franco Cordova

{{short description|Italian footballer}}

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| name= Franco Cordova

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| image = Franco Cordova - AS Roma 1974-75.jpg

| caption = Cordova captaining Roma in 1974

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|6|21|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Forlì, Italian Social Republic

| height = {{height|m=1.79}}

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| position = Midfielder

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| years1 = 1962–1963 | years2 = 1963–1965 | years3 = 1965–1966 | years4 = 1966–1967 | years5 = 1967–1976 | years6 = 1976–1979 | years7 =1979–1980

| clubs1 = Salernitana | clubs2 = Catania | clubs3 = Internazionale | clubs4 = Brescia | clubs5 = Roma | clubs6 = Lazio | clubs7 =Avellino

| caps1 = 6 | goals1 = 1 | caps2 = 10 | goals2 = 1 | caps3 = 1 | goals3 = 0 | caps4 = 25 | goals4 = 0 | caps5 = 212 | goals5 = 9 | caps6 = 85 | goals6 = 2 | caps7 = 5 | goals7 = 1

| nationalyears1= 1975

| nationalteam1= Italy

| nationalcaps1= 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0

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Franco Cordova ({{IPA|it|ˈfraŋko ˈkɔrdova}}; born 21 June 1944) is a former Italian international football player who played as midfielder.

Born in Forlì but raised in Naples, he played for Catania, Inter and Brescia before settling in Rome at A.S. Roma and becoming team's captain.

He then left suddenly for AS Roma's rivals S.S. Lazio in 1976 where he played 3 seasons before ending his career at U.S. Avellino.

He also has 2 full caps for Italy, both in 1975.

His career ended with a 1-year and 2 months ban from football in the Totonero 1980 match-fixing scandal.