Renato Cesarini

Infobox Football biography
playername=Renato Cesarini


fullname = Renato Cesarini
nickname =
dateofbirth = 11 April 1906
cityofbirth = Senigallia
countryofbirth = Italy
dateofdeath = death date and age|1969|3|24|1906|4|11
currentclub =
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years = 192?-25
1925-27 1928
1929
1929
1929-35
1936-37
clubs = Borgata Palermo Chacarita Juniors
Alvear
Club Ferrocarril Midland
Chacarita Juniors
Juventus
River Plate
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129 (46) [ [http://www.forza-juventus.com/biographies/cesarini.htm Forza-Juventus.com] ]
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nationalyears = 1926
1931-35
nationalteam = Argentina
Italy
nationalcaps(goals) = 2 (1) [ [http://www.zonacesarini.info/renatocesarini.asp ZonaCesarini.info] ]
11 (3) [ [http://www.homestead.com/forza_azzurri/clubs_prof_J~ns4.html Forza Azzurri] ]

Renato Cesarini (11 April 1906 – 24 March 1969) was an Italo-Argentine football player and coach, who played for Juventus in Italy. He was a dual international footballer who played for Argentina and Italy.

Biography

He was born in Italy in Senigallia, Marche but when he was only a few months old Cesarini's family emigrated to Buenos Aires in Argentina.

In his early career he played for several clubs around the Buenos Aires area, during the amateur era in Argentine football, most notably Chacarita Juniors.

Cesarini was signed by Italian giants Juventus in 1929, he made his debut against S.S.C. Napoli on 23 March 1930; the game ended in a 2-2 draw. He went on to win five league championships with the club.

In 1936 he returned to the professionalised Argentine league where he won two championships with River Plate.

After retiring as a player, Cesarini went on to become a football manager. He coached a number of clubs in Argentina including both Boca Juniors and River Plate. He returned to Italy to coach Juventus and between 1968 and 1969 he coached the Argentina national team.

Honours

*1930-31 Serie A (Juventus)
*1931-32 Serie A (Juventus)
*1932-33 Serie A (Juventus)
*1933-34 Serie A (Juventus)
*1934-35 Serie A (Juventus)
*1936 Argentine Primera (River)
*1937 Argentine Primera (River)

Legacy

* The Italian expression "Zona Cesarini" (Cesarini Zone), still in use today (mostly in that country), was originated because of Renato Cesarini, who often scored decisive goals during the last minutes of the match (the best example being the Italy 3-2 Hungary match of 13 December 1931 at Stadio Filadelfia of Turin [ [http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/az/c.html Encyclopaedia Italia: The letter C] - "www.channel4.com"] ).

*He has a football club and training academy in Argentina named in his honour, it was founded in 1978 by former members of the Argentina national team. [ [http://www.renatocesarini.com/institucion.php Institucion ::..:: Renato Cesarini :: ] ]

References

External links

*es icon [http://www.renatocesarini.com/institucion.php Official Club Renato Cesarini] website
*es icon [http://www.renatocesarini.com/historia.php Biography on the club website]
*It [http://www.zonacesarini.info/home.asp www.zonacesarini.info]