Rodolfo Orlandini

Rodolfo Orlandini

Personal information
Date of birth	January 1, 1905
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death	December 24, 1990 (aged 85)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
?-1929	Sportivo Buenos Aires
1930	Estudiantil Porteño
1930–1936	Genoa	81	(7)
1936–1938	OGC Nice
National team
1927–1930	Argentina	10	(0)
Teams managed
1945	Ecuador
1949–1951	El Salvador
1957	Unión Magdalena
1957	Colombia
Honours Men's Football 1928 Amsterdam Team Competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 2008. † Appearances (goals)

Rodolfo Orlandini (January 1, 1905 – December 24, 1990) was an Argentine football (soccer) midfielder who played for the Argentina national team between 1927 and 1930.

Club career

Orlandini played club football in Argentina for Sportivo Buenos Aires and Estudantil Porteño before moving to Italy in 1930 to play for Genoa C.F.C.. In 1936 he moved to France where he played for Nice.

International career

Orlandini played in the 1928 Olympic football tournament where Argentina came second to Uruguay. In 1929 he played in the Copa América which was won by Argentina. He also participated in the first ever World Cup in 1930, where Argentina again finished second behind Uruguay.

Managerial career

After retiring as a player Orlandini went on to become a manager, he coached the Colombia national team during the qualifiers for the 1962 World Cup.^[1]

References

1. Futbol Red article (Spanish)

External links

• profile
• (Italian) Enciclopedia del Calcio profile