Luigi Cevenini

Luigi Cevenini

Cevenini III with Inter Milan in the 1920–21 season
Personal information
Date of birth	(1895-03-13)13 March 1895
Place of birth	Milan, Italy
Date of death	23 July 1968(1968-07-23) (aged 73)
Place of death	Villa Guardia, Italy
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1910–1911	Libertas Milano	10	(19)
1911–1912	Milan	1	(1)
1912–1915	Internazionale	45	(75)
1915–1919	Milan	7	(10)
1919–1921	Internazionale	40	(54)
1921–1922	Novese	19	(16)
1922–1927	Internazionale	94	(72)
1927–1930	Juventus	67	(42)
1930–1932	Messina	53	(38)
1932–1933	Peloro Messina	29	(23)
1933–1934	Novara	5	(10)
1934–1935	Comense	15	(19)
1938–1939	Arezzo	4	(5)
Total		399	(388)
International career
1915–1929	Italy	29	(11)
Managerial career
1930–?	Messina
1934–1935	Comense
1939	Arezzo
Medal record  Italy Central European International Cup 1927-30 Central European International Cup
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luigi Cevenini (Italian: [luˈiːdʒi tʃeveˈniːni]; 13 March 1895 – 23 July 1968) was an Italian football player and coach who played as a forward.

Throughout his career, Cevenini played 190 times for Internazionale and scored 186 goals, winning the Italian Prima Divisione title in 1920.^[1]

With the Italy national football team, Cevenini scored 11 goals in 29 matches between 1915 and 1929,^[2] winning the 1927–30 Central European International Cup, playing the first 2 matches. He was Italy's captain between 1925 and 1927.^[3]

His older brothers Aldo Cevenini and Mario Cevenini and younger brothers Cesare Cevenini and Carlo Cevenini all played football professionally, with Aldo playing 11 games for Italy. To distinguish them, Aldo was known as Cevenini I, Mario as Cevenini II, Luigi as Cevenini III, Cesare as Cevenini IV and Carlo as Cevenini V.^[4][5]

• Internazionale
  • Prima Categoria: 1919–20
• Novese
  • Prima Categoria: 1921–22

Italy

• Central European International Cup: 1927-30

• International Goal Scoring Record