Luciano Tessari: key obituary facts
Is Luciano Tessari dead? Yes. Luciano Tessari died on November 10, 2026, at age 98.
Cause of death: Luciano Tessari's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Luciano Tessari known for?
He was an Italian footballer and manager (born 1928).
More about Luciano Tessari
Born: 29 September 1928.
Place of birth: San Martino Buon Albergo.
Gender: male.
Occupation: association football player, association football coach.
Nationality: Italy.
Luciano Tessari, an Italian football player and manager, died on November 10, 2026, aged 98.
Born on September 29, 1928, in San Martino Buon Albergo, in the Province of Verona, he built a career in Italian football as both a player and a coach. He played for Roma and Palermo, spending a considerable number of seasons at Roma.
In 1970, Tessari returned to the club as manager on an interim basis after its president dismissed Helenio Herrera. His spell in charge included Roma’s Cup Winners’ Cup semi-final against Poland’s Górnik Zabrze, a tie that was decided by a coin toss. After the teams remained level at the end of extra time in a third deciding match, the toss determined which side advanced. The unusual conclusion followed confusion among Roma supporters after the second leg: many celebrated late into the night, mistakenly believing that away goals counted double. The sequence of events made the tie a distinctive episode of Tessari’s time as Roma manager. His career connected playing roles at Roma and Palermo with a return to Roma in the dugout, where his interim appointment came during a change in the club’s management.