Renato Curi

Infobox Football biography
playername = Renato Curi


fullname = Renato Curi
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date|1953|9|20
cityofbirth = Montefiore dell'Aso
countryofbirth = Italy
dateofdeath = death date and age|1977|10|30|1953|9|20
cityofdeath = Perugia
countryofdeath = Italy
height =
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1969-1973
1973-1974
1974-1977
clubs = Giulianova
Como
Perugia
caps(goals) = 105 (3)
024 (0)
081 (7)

Renato Curi (September 20, 1953 — October 30, 1977) was an Italian footballer best known for his tenure as Perugia mainstay in the 1970s until his death during a league game against Juventus.

Biography

Renato Curi was born in Montefiore dell'Aso, Province of Ascoli Piceno in 1953. He started his professional career in 1969 with then-amateur club Giulianova, helping his side to win promotion to Serie C. He left Giulianova in 1973 for Como, and Serie B club Perugia one year later, helping his side, coached by Ilario Castagner, to win a historical first promotion ever to Serie A, and being a "grifoni" mainstay in the next years. Notably, his impressive performances proved to be instrumental for ensuring Perugia a historical sixth place in their 1976-77 Serie A campaign, and newspapers started rumours about a possible call-up of him for the Italy national football team. However, this never happened, as Renato Curi suddenly died on October 30, 1977 during a home match against Juventus, five minutes after the beginning of the second half, due to a heart attack.

The Perugia home stadium where Curi died was later named after him. Also, a Serie D team is named Renato Curi Angolana.

ee also

*Stadio Renato Curi
*List of footballers who died while playing