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Franco Armani

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Also known as El pulpo, el flaco, el acabado

soccer player Argentino

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Franco Armani is an Argentine association football player who plays as a goalkeeper. Born on October 16, 1986, in Casilda, he began his professional career in 2007. Standing 189 centimeters tall and weighing 85 kilograms, he has represented several clubs, including Ferro Carril Oeste, Deportivo Merlo, Atlético Nacional, and Club Atlético River Plate.

Armani has represented Argentina in international competition, participating in the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the 2019 Copa América. During his career, he has played four matches and conceded seven goals. He speaks Spanish and wears the number 1 jersey.

Synthesized by Vinony from 34 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Thesportsdb, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
4

Top works

  • La Scala 1946-1966
  • La Scala
  • La Scala, 1946-1956
  • La Scala 1946/1966

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1970-08-06

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Key facts

2018
River Plate
Full name
Franco Armani
Date of birth
( 1986-10-16 ) 16 October 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth
Casilda , Santa Fe , Argentina
Height
1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position
Goalkeeper
Current team
River Plate
Years
Team
2006 2008
Ferro Carril Oeste
2008 2010
Deportivo Merlo
2010 2018
Atlético Nacional
2018 2024
Argentina

via Wikipedia infobox

Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Team
River Plate
Position
Goalkeeper
Nationality
Argentina

via TheSportsDB

~4 min read

Encyclopedic overview

* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:24, 22 February 2025 (UTC)

Franco Armani ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈfɾaŋko aɾˈmani]; born 16 October 1986) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Argentine Primera División club River Plate, which he is captain. He was a member of the Argentina team that won the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Franco Armani” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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