Frank Raso Explained

Frank Raso
Birth Date:12 September 1979
Originalteam:Preston RSL/Preston U18
Debutdate:Round 1, 28 March 1998
Debutteam:Collingwood
Debutopponent:Hawthorn
Debutstadium:Melbourne Cricket Ground
Statsend:1999
Years1:1998–1999
Club1:Collingwood
Games Goals1:19 (1)

Frank Raso (born 12 September 1979) is a former Australian rules football player for the Collingwood Football Club.

Raso was mainly used as a running defender coming off the Interchange. He played 19 games for Collingwood in his two years spent at the club between 1998 and 1999, before being delisted. He was drafted to the Magpies in the 1997 AFL Draft at a high pick, no.84, recruited from Preston U18s.

After his AFL career, Raso returned to Preston to play Victorian Football League football for the Northern Bullants as an experienced midfielder. He captained the Bullants to their 2006 minor premiership.

In October 2012, Raso was named as coach of the Northern Football League team West Preston Lakeside Roosters for a period of two years.