Fernando Saraceni (19 January 1891 – 1956) was an Italian

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. His brother Luigi Saraceni was also a footballer and played as a defender for

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in 1920s. Fernando began his football career in 1907 and spent his entire career playing for Lazio. He played first in a

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role, but since 1921, he was deployed in a full back role. He was also the club's

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from 1919 to 1923. Saraceni scored two goals in the

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season. In 1915 he served the

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during the

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. He retired from football in 1924; later he held management roles for Lazio. He died in 1956.

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