Massimo Palanca

Massimo Palanca

Personal information
Full name	Massimo Palanca
Date of birth	August 21, 1953 (1953-08-21) (age 58)
Place of birth	Loreto (AN), Italy
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Striker (retired)
Youth career
	Recanatese
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1971-1973	Camerino	40	(26)
1973-1974	Frosinone	28	(17)
1974-1981	Catanzaro	206	(70)
1981-1982	Napoli	14	(1)
1982-1983	Como	18	(2)
1983-1984	Napoli	19	(1)
1984-1986	Foligno	47	(18)
1986-1990	Catanzaro	126	(45)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Massimo Palanca (born 21 August 1953 in Loreto (AN), Italy) was an Italian football striker known for his skill at scoring directly from corner-kicks, with two successful spells at FC Catanzaro in the mid-seventies and the late eighties.

Career

Palanca began his professionel career at Camerino,^[when?] transferring to Frosinone the following year where he scored 17 goals in 28 matches.

He transferred to Catanzaro,^[when?] staying for seven years and scoring 70 goals in 206 matches, being the team's topscorer in Serie B in the 1977-1978 season. When Catanzaros was promoted to Serie A, Palanca was again the team's topscorer with 13 goals. A memorable game with Roma in the Stadio Olimpico on 4 March 1979 ended 1-3 to Catanzaro; Palanca scored a hat-trick.

Palanca transferred to Napoli in 1981-1982, scoring 1 goal in 14 games. He moved to Como in Serie B the following season where again he scored only 1 goal in 19 matches. After returning to Napoli in 1983-1984, he alleged misunderstandings with coach Rino Marchesi.^{[clarification needed]} The following two seasons Palanca played at Foligno in Serie C2, scoring 18 goals in 47 matches, after which he returned to Catanzaro.

While back at Catanzaro for the 1986-1987 season, Palanca helped the team gain promotion from Serie C1 to Serie B, contributing 17 goals in 29 matches. Over the next three seasons with Catanzaro, he made 97 appearances and scored 28 goals. At the end of the 1989-90 season, Palancas' last in football, Catanzaro finished in 20th position in Serie B; the team was relegated to Serie C1.

External links

• Massimo Palanca official website (Italian)

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Name	Palanca, Massimo
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Date of birth	21 August 1953
Place of birth	Loreto (AN), Italy
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