Renzo Burini

Renzo Burini
Personal information
Date of birth (1927-10-10) 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

International

Individual

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