 Cevenini III with Inter Milan in the 1920–21 season | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1895-03-13)13 March 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Milan,Italy | ||
| Date of death | 23 July 1968(1968-07-23) (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Villa Guardia,Italy | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1910–1911 | Libertas Milano | 10 | (19) |
| 1911–1912 | Milan | 1 | (1) |
| 1912–1915 | Internazionale | 55 | (65) |
| 1915–1919 | Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 1919–1921 | Internazionale | 40 | (55) |
| 1921–1922 | Novese | 19 | (6) |
| 1922–1927 | Internazionale | 95 | (44) |
| 1927–1930 | Juventus | 67 | (22) |
| 1930–1932 | Messina | 49 | (28) |
| 1932–1933 | Peloro Messina | 17 | (4) |
| 1933–1934 | Novara | 5 | (0) |
| 1934–1935 | Comense | 15 | (5) |
| 1938–1939 | Varese | 8 | (1) |
| Arezzo | 8 | (1) | |
| Total | 375 | (231) | |
| 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:[luˈiːdʒitʃeveˈniːni]; 13 March 1895 – 23 July 1968) was an Italianfootball player andcoach who played as aforward. He holds the record for theall-time most goals scored in a single Italian league season at 37 goals withInternazionale during the1913–14 season.
Throughout his career, Cevenini played 190 times for Internazionale and scored 186 goals, winning the Italian Prima Divisione title in 1920.[1]
With theItaly national football team, Cevenini scored 11 goals in 29 matches between 1915 and 1929,[2] winning the1927–30 Central European International Cup, playing the first 2 matches. He was Italy'scaptain between 1925 and 1927.[3]
His older brothersAldo Cevenini andMario Cevenini and younger brothersCesare Cevenini andCarlo Cevenini all played football professionally, with Aldo playing 11 games forItaly. To distinguish them, Aldo was known asCevenini I, Mario asCevenini II, Luigi asCevenini III, Cesare asCevenini IV and Carlo asCevenini V.[4][5]
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Italy captain 1925–1927 | Succeeded by |
