Franco Gallina (1 January 1945 – 5 July 2021) was an Italian footballer who played as a forward, most notably in the Serie A and the North American Soccer League.
[3] After two seasons with Genoa he played in the Serie A with Lanerossi Vicenza, and made his debut on 17 November 1968 against A.C.
He played abroad in 1971 with Montreal Olympique in the North American Soccer League.
[7][8] In 1973, he played in the National Soccer League with Montreal Cantalia where he served as a player-coach.
[9][10] In 1974, he played with league rivals Toronto Italia once more in a capacity of a player-coach.