Rodolfo Orlandini

Football player infobox
playername = Rodolfo Orlandini


fullname = Rodolfo Orlando Orlandini
height =
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date|1905|1|1
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth = Argentina
dateofdeath = December 24 1990 (Aged 85)
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = ?-1929
1930
1930-1936
1936-1938
clubs = Sportivo Buenos Aires
Estudantil Porteño
Genoa
OGC Nice
caps(goals) =

81 (7)

nationalyears = 1927-1930
nationalteam = Argentina
nationalcaps(goals) = 10 (0)
pcupdate = March 2008

Rodolfo Orlando Orlandini (January 1, 1905 – December 24, 1990) was an Argentine football (soccer) midfielder who played for the Argentina national team between 1927 and 1930.

Club career

Orlandini played club football in Argentina for Sportivo Buenos Aires and Estudantil Porteño before moving to Italy in 1930 to play for
Genoa C.F.C.. In 1936 he moved to France where he played for Nice.

International career

Orlandini played in the 1928 Olympic football tournament where Argentina came second to Uruguay. In 1929 he played in the Copa América which was won by Argentina. He also participated in the first ever World Cup in 1930, where Argentina again finished second behind Uruguay.

Managerial career

After retiring as a player Orlandini went on to become a manager, he coached the Colombia national team during the qualifiers for the 1962 World Cup. [ [http://www.futbolred.com/default.asp?idc=1&link=campeonato&item=info Futbol Red article] es icon]

External links

* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ORLANROD01 profile]
*it icon [http://www.enciclopediadelcalcio.com/Orlandini.html Enciclopedia del Calcio profile]

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