Davide Longo

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Davide Longo
Personal information
Full nameDavide Longo
Born (1975-12-09) 9 December 1975 (age 48)
Wakefield, England
Playing information
PositionFullback, Centre, Stand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1993–95 Dewsbury Rams 55 39 4
1995–96 Bradford Bulls 12 4 0 0 16
1997–98 Swinton Lions 28 14 0 2 58
1998–99 Keighley Cougars 22 5 2 2 26
2001 Batley Bulldogs 21 7 0 0 28
2002 Dewsbury Rams 19 2 6 0 20
2004 Hunslet Hawks 4 1 0 0 0
Total 161 72 8 8 148
Source: [1][2]

Davide Longo (born 9 December 1975) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who started playing Rugby League for Stanley Rangers ARLFC, playing in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, and as of 2019 he was the chief executive officer of Featherstone Rovers. He played at club level for Dewsbury Rams (two spells), Bradford Bulls (Heritage No.), Swinton Lions, Keighley Cougars and Batley Bulldogs - Heritage Number 1472, as a fullback, centre, or stand-off.[2] Davide Longo left Featherstone Rovers in March 2021 to take on a new role with Bradford City AFC as Chief Commercial Officer

Background[edit]

Davide Longo was born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. His father was born in Alessandria Della Rocca, Agrigento. Sicily allowing him dual nationality status.

International honours[edit]

Davide Longo represented Great Britain (Academy) against France (Academy) playing in two international matches at Hilton Park, Leigh and Carcasonne, Southern France.[citation needed]

Super League[edit]

Davide Longo signed for Bradford Bulls on 15 December 1995 and made his debut on Wednesday 20 December 1995 against Warrington at Wilderspool Stadium. Davide Longo made his Super League debut for Bradford Bulls on 8 April 1996 against London Broncos at Odsal Stadium.

Challenge Cup[edit]

Davide Longo was part of the Bradford Bulls 1996 Challenge Cup Final squad. He scored a hat-trick of tries against Batley on 4 February 1996 and featured in every round in games against Leigh Centurions, Wakefield Trinity and Leeds.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Statistics at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

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