Arnaldo "Cherry" Sentimenti (; 24 May 1914 – 12 June 1997), also known as Sentimenti II, was a former
Italian football
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player and coach from
Bomporto in the
Province of Modena
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It has an area of and a total population of about 701,000 (2015). There are 48 ''comuni'' (: ''comune'') in th ...
, who played as a
goalkeeper
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.
Career
Sentimenti played club football for
S.S.C. Napoli
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, where he spent over a decade, also serving as the team's
captain
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.
Style of play
Sentimenti was known for his ability to save penalties, and once stopped nine consecutive spot-kicks during his career.
Personal life
The
Sentimenti family were prominent in Italian football, several of Lucidio's relatives in the game include his brothers;
Ennio,
Lucidio,
Vittorio and
Primo, his cousins
Lino and nephews
Roberto and
Andrea Sentimenti.
Honours
References
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1914 births
1997 deaths
Parma Calcio 1913 managers
Italian men's footballers
Serie A players
SSC Napoli players
Palermo FC players
AC Carpi players
Modena FC 2018 players
SSC Napoli managers
SS Juve Stabia managers
Men's association football goalkeepers
Italian football managers
Footballers from the Province of Modena
20th-century Italian sportsmen