 Cevenini III with Inter Milan in the 1920–21 season | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 March 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Milan, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 23 July 1968 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Villa Guardia, Italy | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1910–1911 | Libertas Milano | 10 | (19) |
| 1911–1912 | Milan | 1 | (1) |
| 1912–1915 | Internazionale | 45 | (75) |
| 1915–1919 | Milan | 7 | (10) |
| 1919–1921 | Internazionale | 40 | (54) |
| 1921–1922 | Novese | 19 | (16) |
| 1922–1927 | Internazionale | 94 | (72) |
| 1927–1930 | Juventus | 67 | (42) |
| 1930–1932 | Messina | 53 | (38) |
| 1932–1933 | Peloro Messina | 29 | (23) |
| 1933–1934 | Novara | 5 | (10) |
| 1934–1935 | Comense | 15 | (19) |
| 1938–1939 | Arezzo | 4 | (5) |
| Total | 399 | (388) | |
| International career | |||
| 1915–1929 | Italy | 29 | (11) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1930–? | Messina | ||
| 1934–1935 | Comense | ||
| 1939 | Arezzo | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Luigi Cevenini (Italian: [luˈiːdʒi tʃeveˈniːni]; 13 March 1895 – 23 July 1968) was an Italian football player and coach who played as a forward.
Throughout his career, Cevenini played 190 times for Internazionale and scored 186 goals, winning the Italian Prima Divisione title in 1920.[1]
With the Italy national football team, Cevenini scored 11 goals in 29 matches between 1915 and 1929,[2] winning the 1927–30 Central European International Cup, playing the first 2 matches. He was Italy's captain between 1925 and 1927.[3]
His older brothers Aldo Cevenini and Mario Cevenini and younger brothers Cesare Cevenini and Carlo Cevenini all played football professionally, with Aldo playing 11 games for Italy. 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.[4][5]
