Rubí Orlando Cerioni (1 May 1927 – 17 March 2012) was an Argentine footballer who played professionally in the Argentine Primera División, Fútbol Profesional Colombiano, Mexican Primera División, Chilean Primera División and Canadian National Soccer League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rubí Orlando Cerioni | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | La Plata, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 17 March 2012 (aged 84) | ||
| Place of death | La Plata, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–1949 | River Plate | 2 | (0) |
| 1949–1950 | Quilmes | ||
| 1951–1952 | Sporting de Barranquilla[1] | 17 | (14) |
| 1952–1954 | Deportivo Cali[2] | 47 | (29) |
| 1954–1956 | Quilmes | ||
| 1957–1959 | Atlas | ||
| 1960 | Toronto Roma | ||
| 1961 | O'Higgins | ||
| 1962–1964 | Toronto Roma | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1964 | Toronto Roma | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Born in La Plata, Cerioni played as a forward. He began his career with the youth side of Gimnasia de La Plata. He made two Primera División appearances for River Plate, before joining Argentine Primera B Nacional side Quilmes in 1949.[3] Cerioni quickly became a part of the squad and helped Quilmes win the 1949 title. Over his two stints with the club, he scored 59 goals in 102 Primera and Primera B appearances for Quilmes.[4]
In 1951, Cerioni moved to Colombia to play for Sporting de Barranquilla and Deportivo Cali. He returned to Quilmes, and spells with Atlas, Toronto Roma[5] and O'Higgins followed before he retired in 1962.[6]
Managerial career edit
Cerioni served as a play-coach in 1964 for Toronto Roma in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League.[7]
Personal edit
Cerioni died in March 2012.[3]
References edit
- ^ Sporting statistics @ Golgolgol.net
- ^ Cali statistics Archived 2011-11-13 at the Wayback Machine ! Golgolgol.net
- ^ a b "Las cenizas de Rubí Cerioni fueron esparcidas en el Estadio Centenario" [Rubí Cerioni's ashes were scattered in the Centenario Stadium] (in Spanish). Perspectiva Sur. 18 March 2012.
- ^ "Una Estrella más en el Cielo" [A star in the sky] (in Spanish). Diario Mas. 23 March 2012. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013.
- ^ "Battle to draw". Winnipeg Free Press. 21 May 1962. p. 18.
- ^ Minig, Patricio Raúl (23 March 2012). "Se fue un pedazo de nuestra historia: Rubí Orlando Cerioni" [He was a piece of our history: Rubí Orlando Cerioni] (in Spanish). Alma los Blancos.
- ^ Orr, Frank (May 21, 1964). "City plays 2 roles in loss to Roma". Toronto Daily Star. p. 17.
External links edit
- Rubí Cerioni at BDFA (in Spanish)
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