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
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
Medal record
 Italy
Central European International Cup
Silver medal – second place 1931-32 Central European International Cup
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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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

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Sansone 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

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Club

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Bologna

International

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Italy

References

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  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.