Raffaele Sansone (Italian pronunciation: [raffaˈɛːle sanˈsoːne]; 20 September 1910 – 11 September 1994) was an Italo-Uruguayan football player and coach from Montevideo, Uruguay, who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 September 1910 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Date of death | 11 September 1994 | ||
| Place of death | Bologna, Italy | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1931 | Peñarol | ? | (?) |
| 1931–44 | Bologna | 52 | (9) |
| 1933–34 | Peñarol | ? | (?) |
| 1934–44 | Bologna | 239 | (32) |
| 1945–46 | Napoli | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1932 | Italy | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1945–46 | Napoli | ||
| 1951 | Bologna | ||
| 1952–53 | Bari | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editAfter beginning his career in Uruguay with Peñarol, Sansone spent over a decade playing club football for Italian club Bologna, winning the Serie A title four times, and the Mitropa Cup twice. After that he moved to Napoli where he played one game before retiring; he then became a manager.[1]
International career
editSansone was also called up by the Italy national football team as an oriundo; he was allowed to play for Italy due to his parents being from Salerno.[2] He turned out for the azzurri a total of three times, two of these times as starter in the silver medal 1931–32 Central European International Cup campaign.
Honours
editClub
edit- Bologna
International
edit- Central European International Cup: Runner-up: 1931–32
References
edit- ^ "Sansone Profile". Enciclopedia Del Calcio. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ Sappino, Marco (2000). Dizionario biografico enciclopedico di un secolo del calcio italiano, Volume 2. Milano: Baldini & Castoldi. ISBN 88-8089-862-0. Retrieved 1 June 2015.