Renzo Burini

Renzo Burini

Personal information
Date of birth	October 10, 1927
Place of birth	Palmanova, Italy
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1947–1953	Milan	190	(88)
1953–1959	Lazio	140	(35)
1959–1962	Cesena	66	(14)
National team
1951–1955	Italy	4	(1)
Teams managed
1970–1971	Pro Patria
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Renzo Burini (born October 10, 1927 in Palmanova) is a retired Italian professional football player and coach, who played as a striker.

Club career

Burini played for 12 seasons (330 games, 123 goals) in the Italian Serie A for A.C. Milan and S.S. Lazio.

He is remembered by Lazio fans for his contribution to winning the first major trophy for the club, the Coppa Italia in 1958, and for his performance in two Derby della Capitale games against cross-city rivals Roma: in Lazio's 1955 3–1 Rome Derby victory, he scored two goals, and in the 1958 edition of the Rome Derby, he scored one and set up Arne Selmosson for another in a 2–1 victory.

International career

Burini made his debut for the Italy national football team on April 8, 1951 in a game against Portugal and scored on his debut. He was a member of the team which took part at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Honours

Lazio

• Coppa Italia winner: 1957–58.

International

• Represented Italy at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Individual

• Among the top 10 goalscorers of the Serie A for 3 seasons: 1949–50, 1951–52, 1952–53.

External links

• Renzo Burini at National-Football-Teams.com