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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Roberto Néstor Sensini | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1966-10-12)12 October 1966 (age 59) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Arroyo Seco, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1989 | Newell's Old Boys | 74 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1993 | Udinese | 149 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1999 | Parma | 156 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Lazio | 24 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Parma | 35 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2006 | Udinese | 91 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 529 | (30) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Argentina Olympic (O.P.) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–2000 | Argentina | 60 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Udinese | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Estudiantes LP | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Newell's Old Boys | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Colón | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Atlético Rafaela | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Everton Viña del Mar | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Roberto Néstor Sensini (born 12 October 1966) is an Argentinefootballmanager and former player, who played as acentre-back ordefensive midfielder. As a player with theArgentina national team, he finished third place in the1989 Copa América edition of the tournament. He also represented his nation in the1990,1994 and1998 FIFA World Cup finals, finishing in runner-up at the1990 World Cup. Furthermore, he won an Olympic silver medal with Argentina at the1996 Olympics.
His professional playing career started in 1986 forNewell's Old Boys; where he won his first title before relocating to Italy in 1989, joiningUdinese alongside compatriotAbel Balbo. Sensini played four seasons for thebianconeri, before moving toParma in 1993, where he remained for a further six seasons. During this period Sensini sometimes played in midfield[1] and won twoUEFA Cups, twoItalian Cups, and theUEFA Super Cup with thegialloblu, also reaching the final of theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup in1994. He had a brief stint withLazio, from the1999–2000 season, winning thescudetto, theItalian Cup, theUEFA Super Cup and theSupercoppa Italiana in his first season. After two years with the club, he moved back toParma for a further year, winning anotherCoppa Italia in 2002, before returning to his first Italian club, Udinese, in 2002.
In 2005, he was one of the most consistent performers in Udinese's surprise qualification for theUEFA Champions League. Sensini was one of the oldest players of the2005–06 Serie A, holding even the record as the oldest foreign player to score a goal in first division, at the age of 39 years, two months and 26 days.[citation needed] With over 380 matches at the top level, he was considered one of the most experienced defenders of the Italian league, and often nicknamednonno (grandfather) by Italian sports journalists. He retired at the end of the season.
"Boquita" Sensini debuted for hisnational team in 1987, and played his last match in 2000. He played in theWorld Cup1990,1994 and1998. In the1990 FIFA World Cup Final Sensini conceded the disputed penalty kick from whichWest Germany scored their winning goal.[2] He helped his country to finish third-place at1989 Copa América.
He was part of theArgentina under-23 squad that won the silver medal at the1996 Summer Olympics inAtlanta, as one of the threeoverage players allowed per squad.
Sensini was a consistent, decisive, and intelligent player.[3][4] He was also extremely tactically versatile, and was capable of playing in anydefensive ormidfield position.[5][6][7][8] Throughout his career, he was deployed as afull-back, an attackingwing-back, acentre-back, or even as acentral ordefensive midfielder.[9][10][11][12] Although he primarily excelled defensively as a ball winner, due to his marking and tackling ability, as well as his tough, aggressive, and physical playing style, he was also a player with good technique, who was capable of making attacking runs and contributing offensively for his team with occasional goals. Considered one of the best players of the 1990s and 2000s.[13][14][15][16][17]
On 10 February 2006, after the dismissal ofSerse Cosmi, Sensini ended his playing career and was appointed Udinese's new manager. He was supported in his new position byLoris Dominissini, who was named co-coach.[18] The following month when Dominissini was sacked, Sensini resigned and left the club. Results had not improved with the team in danger ofrelegation, while they were defeated in theUEFA Cup byBulgarian teamLevski Sofia.[19]
For the Argentine Torneo Clausura 2008, Sensini coached Estudiantes de La Plata, having replacedDiego Simeone. Sensini then went on to manageNewell's Old Boys for the Clausura 2009 tournament.[20] In April 2011, he resigned after two years as head coach of Newell's Old Boys after Lepra's sixth loss in nine games, leaving them 19th in the Clausura table.[21]
On 21 February 2012, Sensini was appointed as the new head coach of Argentine first division clubColón. He resigned on 16 March 2013 after a 1–0 loss against rivalsSan Lorenzo, following a row of eight matches without winning.
In 1996, Sensini tookItalian citizenship. He is anItalian Argentine, whose grandfather Pacifico Sensini emigrated fromMacerata toRosario, Santa Fe in 1911.[22]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Udinese | 1989–90 | Serie A | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||
| 1990–91 | Serie B | 36 | 4 | — | — | — | 36 | 4 | ||||
| 1991–92 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 2 | ||||
| 1992–93 | Serie A | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| 1993–94 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 149 | 9 | 10 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 159 | 9 | |||
| Parma | 1993–94 | Serie A | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2[b] | 1 | 33 | 2 |
| 1994–95 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 42 | 3 | |||
| 1995–96 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||
| 1996–97 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | |||||
| 1997–98 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | — | 33 | 8 | |||
| 1998–99 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 44 | 1 | |||
| Total | 156 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 224 | 17 | ||
| Lazio | 1999–2000 | Serie A | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |
| 2000–01 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||
| Parma | 2000–01 | Serie A | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| Total | 35 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||
| Udinese | 2002–03 | Serie A | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 3 | ||
| 2003–04 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | |||||
| 2004–05 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
| 2005–06 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 91 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 455 | 28 | 51 | 2 | 61 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 571 | 36 | ||
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| Udinese | 10 February 2006 | 20 March 2006 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 050.00 |
| Estudiantes de La Plata | 1 January 2008 | 18 September 2008 | 35 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 048.57 |
| Newell's Old Boys | 1 January 2009 | 10 April 2011 | 93 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 111 | 91 | +20 | 036.56 |
| Colón | 21 February 2012 | 16 March 2013 | 48 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 64 | 62 | +2 | 031.25 |
| Atlético de Rafaela | 18 July 2014 | 31 March 2015 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 31 | −18 | 031.03 |
| Everton | 20 December 2020 | 6 December 2021 | 50 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 034.00 |
| Career total | 263 | 96 | 84 | 83 | 311 | 282 | +29 | 036.50 | ||
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