 Vassallo in 1968 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 15 August 1935 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Asmara, Italian Eritrea | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 16 September 2022 (aged 87) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Ostia, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1950–1952 | Stella Asmarina | ||||||||||||||||
| 1952–1953 | Ferrovieri Asmara | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1953–1958 | GS Gejeret | ||||||||||||||||
| 1958–1960 | Asmara Calcio | ||||||||||||||||
| 1960–1973 | Cotton Factory Club | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1960–1971 | Ethiopia | 104 | (47) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1968–1973 | Cotton Factory Club | ||||||||||||||||
| 1969–1970 | Ethiopia | ||||||||||||||||
| 1974 | Ethiopia | ||||||||||||||||
| 1974 | Saint George | ||||||||||||||||
| 1975 | Air Force FC | ||||||||||||||||
| 1976 | EEPCO F.C. | ||||||||||||||||
| 1978 | Ethiopia | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Luciano Vassallo (15 August 1935 – 16 September 2022),[1] also spelled Luciano Vassalo, was a footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Italian Eritrea, he played for the Ethiopia national team in the 1960s, captaining the winning team at the 1962 African Cup of Nations, Ethiopia's only trophy to date.[2] He was known for his skill, and mostly for his volleys, free kicks and penalties. He played professionally with Cotton Factory Club along with his half-brother Italo.
- ^ Ostia, è morto Luciano Vassallo, il nazionale Etiope sfuggito alla dittatura (in Italian)
- ^ "Obituaries". World Soccer. December 2022. p. 13.