Rubí Orlando Cerioni (1 May 1927 – 17 March 2012) was an Argentine

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who played professionally in the

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and

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Career

Born in

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, Cerioni played as a

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. He began his career with the youth side of Gimnasia de La Plata. He made two Primera División appearances for River Plate, before joining

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side

Quilmes Quilmes () is a city on the coast of the Rio de la Plata, in the , on the southeast end of the Greater Buenos Aires, being some away from the urban centre area of Buenos Aires. The city was founded in 1666 and is the seat of the eponymous '' ...

in 1949. Cerioni quickly became a part of the squad and helped Quilmes win the 1949 title. Over his two stints with the club, he scored 59 goals in 102 Primera and Primera B appearances for Quilmes. In 1951, Cerioni moved to

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to play for and

Deportivo Cali Asociación Deportivo Cali, best known as Deportivo Cali, is a Colombian sports club based in Cali, most notable for its football team, which currently competes in the Categoría Primera A. Deportivo Cali is one of the most successful football t ...

. He returned to Quilmes, and spells with

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, Toronto Roma and O'Higgins followed before he retired in 1962.

Managerial career

Cerioni served as a play-coach in 1964 for

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in the

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Personal life

His brothers Enrique,

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and Héctor also were footballers who played for

Gimnasia La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (; ''La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club''), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasia ...

. Cerioni died in March 2012.

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* 1927 births 2012 deaths Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers Quilmes Atlético Club footballers Deportivo Cali footballers Toronto Roma players Atlas F.C. footballers O'Higgins F.C. footballers Argentine Primera División players Canadian National Soccer League players Categoría Primera A players Chilean Primera División players Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League players Liga MX players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Men's association football forwards Footballers from La Plata 20th-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-forward-stub