Club career Francesco Graziani

graziani @ fiorentina in 1980s

graziani born in subiaco, in province of rome. prolific , physical striker, started footballing career in bettini quadraro before moving arezzo , torino in 1973. graziani played 8 seasons torino, making debut in serie on 18 november 1973 against sampdoria , scoring first goal in top flight on 16 december of same year against bologna. in total, graziani scored 122 goals in 289 games torino, divided follows: 221 appearances (97 goals) in league, 45 appearances (17 goals) in coppa italia , 23 appearances (8 goals) in european competition. won scudetto in 1975–76.

during next season, graziani emerged top-scorer in serie tally of 21 goals. formed, in years, famous gemelli del gol strike partner paolo pulici (nicknamed puliciclone), supported claudio sala. helped torino reach coppa italia final in 1980, 1 of torino players miss penalty in resulting shoot-out defeat roma @ stadio olimpico in rome.

graziani left torino when, teammate pecci, transferred fiorentina 2 seasons in 1981, missing title single point in 1981–82 season.

in 1983, signed roma, whom won coppa italia twice, in 1984 , 1986, , reached 1984 european cup final, losing in penalty shoot-out defeat liverpool @ stadio olimpico in rome (graziani himself missed penalty in shoot-out during match).

after 2 seasons udinese , brief appearance in australian national soccer league apia leichhardt, graziani abandoned playing career in 1988. totalled 353 appearances, 130 goals, in italian serie a.