Renato Cesarini

Renato Cesarini

Cesarini during his run on Chacarita Juniors, in 1936.
Personal information
Full name	Renato Cesarini
Date of birth	(1906-04-11)11 April 1906
Place of birth	Senigallia, Italy
Date of death	24 March 1969(1969-03-24) (aged 62)
Place of death	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
192?–1925	Borgata Palermo	?	(?)
1925–1927	Chacarita Juniors	?	(?)
1928	Alvear	?	(?)
1929	Club Ferrocarril Midland	?	(?)
1929	Chacarita Juniors	?	(?)
1929–35	Juventus	129	(46)
1936	Chacarita Juniors	8	(3)
1936–1937	River Plate	23	(7)
National team
1926	Argentina	2	(1)
1931–35	Italy	11	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Renato Cesarini (Italian pronunciation: [reˈnato tʃezaˈrini]; 11 April 1906 – 24 March 1969) was an Italian Argentine football player and coach, who also played for Juventus in Italy as midfielder or as a forward. He was a dual international footballer and played both for Argentina and Italy.

Cesarini was born in Senigallia, near Ancona, in the Italian region of Marche, but when he was only a few months old he and his family emigrated to Buenos Aires, in Argentina.

In his early career he played for several clubs around the Buenos Aires area, during the amateur era in Argentine football, most notably Chacarita Juniors.

Cesarini was signed by Italian giants Juventus in 1929, he made his debut against S.S.C. Napoli on 23 March 1930: the game ended in a 2–2 draw. He went on to win five league championships in a row with the club.

In 1936 he returned to the professionalised Argentine league where he won two championships with River Plate.This excellent River Plate team included two young players who would become legends of the game Adolfo Pedernera and José Manuel Moreno. The team was coached by the Hungarian Emerico Hirschel who had a big influence on Cesarini and his teammate Carlos Peucelle which would be put to use in the 1940s as they took charge at the club.