Renato Bodini (October 1, 1909 in
Cremona
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– August 23, 1974 in
Rome) was an Italian professional
football
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player and coach.
He played for 11 seasons (270 games, 18 goals) in the
Serie A for
U.S. Cremonese
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History
Cremonese was in the Serie A in its first season, 1929–30, but entered a long period of decli ...
,
A.S. Roma,
Sampierdarenese
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The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, S ...
,
A.C. Milan and
A.C. Liguria.
He became first-team regular in his first season for
A.S. Roma despite his young age. His first league goal for Roma was an 88th-minute equalizer against
S.S. Lazio
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in a
Derby della Capitale game.
His older brother
Ercole Bodini also played football professionally. To distinguish them, Ercole was referred to as Bodini I and Renato as Bodini II.
1909 births
1974 deaths
Italian men's footballers
Serie A players
Serie B players
US Cremonese players
AS Roma players
AC Sampierdarenese players
AC Milan players
Lucchese 1905 players
Italian football managers
Piacenza Calcio 1919 managers
Mantova 1911 managers
US Cremonese managers
Siena FC SSD managers
AS Reggina 1914 managers
ASD Città di Acireale 1946 managers
Men's association football defenders
Sportspeople from Cremona
Footballers from Lombardy
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