Cesarino Cervellati (Italian pronunciation: [tʃezaˈriːno tʃervelˈlaːti]; 15 February 1930 – 13 April 2018)[2] was an Italian footballer and manager from Baricella in the Province of Bologna, who played as a forward, usually as a right winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 February 1930[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Baricella, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 13 April 2018 (aged 88) | ||
| Place of death | Pontecchio Marconi, Italy | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–1962 | Bologna | 300 | (88) |
| International career | |||
| 1951–1961 | Italy | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1968–1969 | Bologna | ||
| 1972 | Bologna | ||
| 1977 | Bologna | ||
| 1979 | Bologna | ||
| 1983 | Bologna | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editCervellati was a one club man in the truest sense of the term, spending fourteen seasons as a player at his home province side Bologna. He made his Serie A debut with the club on 21 November 1948, in an 8–2 away defeat to Lazio. Between 1948 and 1962, he scored 88 league goals for the team in 300 appearances, winning a Mitropa Cup title in 1961.[1]
International career
editCervellati represented Italy at international level on 6 occasions between 1951 and 1961; he made his debut on 6 May 1951, in a 0–0 home draw against Yugoslavia.[1]
After retirement
editAfter retiring from the playing field, Cervellati was known to keep in touch with his roots at Bologna, going on to have five managerial spells at the club where he is considered in such high regard; he won a Serie A title with the club in 1964, serving as an assistant manager to Fulvio Bernardini.
Honours
editPlayer
edit- Bologna
- Mitropa Cup: 1961
Assistant manager
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Cervellati Cesarino" (in Italian). Enciclopedia del Calcio. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ Morto Cesarino Cervellati, instancabile ala e allenatore del Bologna (in Italian)
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