Eddie Firmani

 




















 

Eddie Firmani was a South African born centre-forward with Italian ancestry which earned him caps for Italy, who in two spells at charlton athletic made 177 appearances and scored 89 goals.

Firmani moved to Sampdoria in 1955 for a then British record £35,000. 

Firmani played for Internazionale and Genoa, before managing Charlton, Tampa Bay, New York Cosmos, and the MetroStars.

He also remains the only man ever to have scored 100 League goals in both England and Italy.