Raffaele Sansone

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.

Raffaele Sansone
Personal information
Date of birth 20 September 1910
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death 11 September 1994
Place of death Bologna, Italy
Playing 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)
National team
1932 Italy 3 (0)
Teams managed
1945–46 Napoli
1951 Bologna
1952–53 Bari
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

After 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

Sansone was also called up by the Italian 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.

Honours

Club

Bologna
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References

  1. "Sansone Profile". Enciclopedia Del Calcio. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  2. 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.
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