Rodolfo Orlando Orlandini (1 January 1905 – 24 December 1990) was an

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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

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before moving to Italy in 1930 to play for

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In 1936 he moved to France where he played for

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International career

Orlandini played in the 1928 Olympic football tournament where Argentina came second to Uruguay. In

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he played in the

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which was won by Argentina. He also participated in the first ever

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, 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 1958 World Cup.Futbol Red article

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1905 births 1990 deaths Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine people of Italian descent Argentine men's footballers 1930 FIFA World Cup players Genoa CFC players OGC Nice players Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Argentina Olympic silver medalists for Argentina Argentina men's international footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in France Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Serie A players Serie B players Argentine football managers El Salvador national football team managers Ecuador national football team managers Olympic medalists in football Colombia national football team managers Unión Magdalena managers C.D. Águila managers Expatriate football managers in Colombia Expatriate football managers in Ecuador Expatriate football managers in El Salvador Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Men's association football midfielders {{Argentina-Olympic-medalist-stub