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Renato Serafini (born 18 March 1953) is a former
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footballer who played with Fitzroy and Carlton in the VFL during the 1970s. Of Italian background, his parents, Carlo and Adelina arrived in Australia in 1952 from Marostica, a small town in the Veneto region of Italy. Serafini played mostly as a full-forward and topped Fitzroy's goalkicking in 1975 after kicking 34 goals in the season. Like his younger brother Laurie, he was recruited to Fitzroy from Assumption College. He crossed to Carlton in 1977 and spent two seasons with the Blues, before joining Frankston in 1979, the club's first season in the
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top division. Serafini was the Division 1 leading goalkicker in the 1979 home-and-away season with 95 goals, but was passed in the finals to finish third overall. He kicked 271 goals in 52 games for Frankston from 1979 until 1981. Seeking a pay rise, he shifted to
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during 1982.


References

*Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Serafini, Renato 1953 births Living people Fitzroy Football Club players Carlton Football Club players Coburg Football Club players Frankston Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Australian people of Italian descent Sportspeople of Italian descent People of Venetian descent People educated at Assumption College, Kilmore 20th-century Australian sportsmen