Rodolfo Orlandini

Rodolfo Orlando Orlandini (1 January 1905 – 24 December 1990) was an Argentine football (soccer) midfielder who played for the Argentina national team between 1927 and 1930.

Rodolfo Orlandini

Personal information
Date of birth	(1905-01-01)1 January 1905
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death	24 December 1990(1990-12-24) (aged 85)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
?–1929	Sportivo Buenos Aires
1930	Estudiantil Porteño
1930–1936	Genoa	81	(7)
1936–1938	OGC Nice
International career
1927–1930	Argentina	10	(0)
Managerial career
1945	Ecuador
1949–1951	El Salvador
1957	Unión Magdalena
1957	Colombia
1960	Deportivo Morón
1961	Temperley
1963	San Telmo
Medal record Men's Football Representing  Argentina Copa América Winner 1929 Argentina Team FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1930 Uruguay Team Olympic Games 1928 Amsterdam Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Orlandini played club football in Argentina for Sportivo Buenos Aires and Estudiantil Porteño before moving to Italy in 1930 to play for Genoa C.F.C. In 1936 he moved to France where he played for Nice.

International career

Orlandini played in the 1928 Olympic football tournament where Argentina came second to Uruguay.^[1] In 1929 he played in the Copa América which was won by Argentina. He also participated in the first ever World Cup in 1930, where Argentina again finished second behind Uruguay.

Managerial career

After retiring as a player Orlandini went on to become a manager, he coached the Colombia national team during the qualifiers for the 1958 World Cup.^[2]

Honours

Genoa CFC

• Serie B: 1934-35

Argentina

• Copa América: 1929
• Summer Olympics Silver Medal: 1928
• FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1930