Aldo Cevenini (; 8 November 1889 – 26 October 1973) was an Italian professional

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player and coach who played as a

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Club career

Cevenini began his career with Libertas Milano, and later played for Milan, where he also later served as the team's

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, as well as cross-city rivals Inter, and Novese. He won the Italian championship in the 1919–20 and 1921–22 season, with Inter and Novese respectively.

International career

Cevenini made his debut for the Italy national football team in the team's first ever game on 15 May 1910 against France.

Personal life

Aldo's younger brothers

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, Luigi Cevenini,

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and

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all played football professionally. To distinguish them, Aldo was known as Cevenini I, Mario as Cevenini II, Luigi as Cevenini III, Cesare as Cevenini IV and Carlo as Cevenini V.Cevenini brothers
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Honours

Player

;Inter * Serie A: 1919–20 ;Novese * Serie A: 1921–22

References

External links

Career summary by playerhistory.com
* 1889 births 1973 deaths Italian footballers Italy international footballers A.C. Milan players Inter Milan players Italian football managers Atalanta B.C. managers Association football forwards U.S.D. Novese players {{Italy-footy-forward-1880s-stub