Aldo Cevenini (; 8 November 1889 – 26 October 1973) was an

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professional

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player and coach who played as a

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Club career

Cevenini began his career with Libertas Milano, and later played for

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, where he also later served as the team's

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, as well as cross-city rivals

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, and Novese. He won the Italian championship in the 1919–20 and 1921–22 season, with Inter and Novese respectively.

International career

Cevenini made his debut for the

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in the team's first ever game on 15 May 1910 against

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Personal life

Aldo's younger brothers Mario Cevenini,

Luigi Cevenini Luigi Cevenini (; 13 March 1895 – 23 July 1968) was an Italian football player and coach who played as a forward. Club career Throughout his career, Cevenini played 190 times for Internazionale and scored 186 goals, winning the Italian Prima ...

, Cesare Cevenini and Carlo Cevenini all played football professionally. To distinguish them, Aldo was known as Cevenini I, Mario as Cevenini II, Luigi as Cevenini III, Cesare as Cevenini IV and Carlo as Cevenini V.Cevenini brothers
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Honours

Player

;Inter *

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: 1919–20 ;Novese *

: 1921–22

References

External links

Career summary by playerhistory.com
* 1889 births 1973 deaths Italian men's footballers Italy men's international footballers AC Milan players Inter Milan players Italian football managers AC Milan managers Atalanta BC managers Men's association football forwards USD Novese players Footballers from the Province of Novara {{Italy-footy-forward-1880s-stub