Sergio Silvagni
| Sergio Silvagni | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1938 | ||
| Original team(s) | Parade College | ||
| Debut | Round 7, 1958, Carlton vs. South Melbourne, at Lake Oval | ||
| Height / weight | 183 cm / 95 kg | ||
| Career highlights | |||
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1968 1970 premiership sides | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Sergio 'Serge' Silvagni (born 28 June 1938) is a former Italian-Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
He was an outstanding schoolboy athlete. In 1948, competing for C.B.C. Clifton Hill, he won the Under-11 &5-yard sprint at the Victorian Christian Brothers' Combined Athletic Meeting.[1] In 1949, he was the Under-12 handball champion of C.B.C. Clifton Hill.[2] In 1953 running on a rain soaked he broke the 440 yard record by half second clocking 54.4 seconds[3] and also winning the shot put at the combined Christian Brothers Secondary School sports at North Melbourne.
Silvagni, the cousin of John Benetti,[4] made his debut for the Carlton Football Club on 24 May 1958 (Round 7) — although Carlton were defeated (10.19 (79) to 7.15 (57)) by South Melbourne, Silvagni, along with his cousin (Benetti), was one of the best Carlton players on the ground.[5] He retired at the end of the 1971 season after a stunning career.
Silvagni went on to become Carlton's reserves coach, and served as the club's caretaker senior coach for a few weeks in 1978 between the departure of Ian Stewart as coach and the appointment of Alex Jesaulenko as captain-coach.[6][7]
He is the father of Stephen Silvagni, who played 312 games for Carlton (Stephen was regarded as one of the greatest full backs in the league's history).
References
- ^ Combined Brothers' Secondary Schools' Athletic Meeting: Clifton Hill Wins Aggregate, The Advocate, (Thursday, 28 October 1948), p.22.)
- ^ Special Sports Prizes, The Advocate, (Thursday, 29 December 1949), p.8.
- ^ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/206467179?searchTerm=s Silvagni&searchLimits=sortby=dateAsc
- ^ In 1956, Peter Golding, in his "What Goes On" column remarked on "the changing face of Australia", noting "On Carlton thirds' list this season: Cattogio, Puglia, Scarpella, Silvagni, Carbis, Ruggiero . . . . ." (The Argus, (Monday 21 May 1956), p.18.)
- ^ Convincing Win to South, The Age, (Monday, 26 May 1958), p.18
- ^ Carter, R., "Silvagni to take over", The Age, (Thursday, 20 April 1978), p.30.
- ^ Ron Carter (21 April 1978). "Pull up your socks Blues, says Serge". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. p. 28.
External links
- Sergio Silvagni's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Sergio Silvagni at Blueseum
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