Luigi Di Franco

Who is Luigi Di Franco?

Luigi Di Franco is a retired Italian football player.

Playing as a left winger, Di Franco played in the Yugoslav Championship with SK Jedinstvo Belgrade until 1941. In 1941 he moved to a more popular Belgrade club SK Jugoslavija. With the beginning of the Second World War, the national league was divided, and Di Franco finished second with Jugoslavija in the 1940–41 season.

With the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia Di Franco returned to Italy signing with Serie A side Venezia. They finished the 1942–43 season at 13th place.

At the end of the war, in 1945, Di Franco signed with Mestrina which was playing in the Serie B. However at the end of the 1946–47 season they were relegated to Serie C. Luigi Di Franco stayed with Mestrina until 1949.

Di Franco moved to Colombia to become player-manager of Deportivo Pereira during the 1949 and 1950 seasons.