Erminio Favalli

Infobox Football biography
playername = Erminio Favalli
dateofbirth = birth date|1944|1|29
cityofbirth = Cremona
countryofbirth = Italy
dateofdeath = death date and age|2008|4|18|1944|1|29
cityofdeath = Cremona
countryofdeath = Italy
height =
currentclub =
position = Right winger
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1963–1964
1964–1965 1965–1966 1966–1970 1970–1971
1971–1977
clubs = Cremonese
Internazionale Foggia Juventus Mantova
Palermo
caps(goals) = 045 (0)
000 (0)
028 (1)
060 (2)
030 (1)
183 (6)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 2008-04-18
ntupdate = N/A

Erminio Favalli (January 29, 1944 — April 18, 2008) was an Italian football (soccer) player and managing director. He spent most of his playing career with Juventus and Palermo, and joined Cremonese as part of the managing staff after his retirement from active football.

Biography

Playing career

Favalli was born 1944 in Cremona, and started his playing career with hometown club Cremonese, then in Serie C. He later joined Internazionale, then moving to Foggia the following year. From 1966 to 1970 he played for Juventus. He then moved to Mantovacite news |url=http://www.lastampa.it/sport/cmsSezioni/calcio/200804articoli/14373girata.asp |publisher=La Stampa |language=Italian |accessdate=2008-04-18 |date=2008-04-18 |title=E' morto l'ex juventino Favalli] before to join Palermo, where he spent seven seasons as a "rosanero" mainstay. He retired in 1977.cite news |url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Primo_Piano/2008/04_Aprile/18/luttofavalli.shtml |publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport |accessdate=2008-04-18 |date=2008-04-18 |language=Italian |title=E' morto Erminio Favalli ]

Favalli won a total of two Serie A championships: with Internazionale in 1964–65, and with Juventus in 1966–67.

Post-playing career

In 1982 he started a career as director of football with Cremonese, his first professional team as a player. He then filled the same position for Palermo in the 1980s before to return to Cremonese, where he oversaw the club successes in the 1990s, including a Anglo-Italian Cup won in 1993. From 2002 to 2007 he worked with Pizzighettone, being part of the club management that led the minor Lombardian side from Serie D to Serie C1. He returned to Cremonese for the 2007–08 season, this time as Emiliano Mondonico's assistant coach.

Death

Favalli suddendly died on April 18, 2008, aged 64, because of a fatal heart attack.

References

Persondata
NAME= Favalli, Erminio
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Favalli, Erminio
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH= 1944-1-29
PLACE OF BIRTH= Cremona , Italy
DATE OF DEATH= 2008-4-18
PLACE OF DEATH= Cremona , Italy