Raffaele Costantino
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Date of birth | 14 June 1907 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bari, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 3 June 1991 | (aged 83)||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Milan, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker, Right Winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1922–1927 | Liberty Bari | 64 | (23) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1927–1930 | Bari | 68 | (44) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1930–1935 | Roma | 157 | (42) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1935–1939 | Bari | 75 | (15) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1929–1933 | Italy | 23 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams managed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1939–1940 | Bari | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1940–1941 | Bari (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1942–1943 | Bari | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1944–1945 | Bari | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1946–1947 | Foggia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1949 | Lecce | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1951 | Bari (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1951 | Bari | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1954–1955 | Lecce | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1955–1957 | Fidelis Andria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1957 | Molfetta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Raffaele Costantino (Italian pronunciation: [raffaˈɛːle kostanˈtiːno]; 14 June 1907 – 3 June 1991) was an Italian footballer from Bari, Apulia who played as a forward. At club level he played for hometown side AS Bari where he is remembered in high regard, he also played for a period of time at Roma.
Costantino earned the distinction of being the first ever Serie B player to be called up to the Italy national football team in 1930, he also scored in that game. All together he appeared for the national side twenty-three times and scored eight goals. He was also one of 9 players being part of both the 1927–30 Central European International Cup, the 1931-32 Central European International Cup & the 1933–35 Central European International Cup successful campaigns.
By the time he retired in 1939, Costantino was the all-time top scorer for Bari, today he is 5th in the club's all-time scoring records.[1]
He manager Bari on several occasions as well as several other clubs.[2]
Honours[]
- Bari
International[]
- Central European International Cup: 1927-30, 1933-35
- Central European International Cup: Runner-up: 1931-32
References[]
- ^ SoloBari.it
- ^ Raffaele Costantino at WorldFootball.net
External links[]
- Raffaele Costantino at National-Football-Teams.com
- Italian Football Federation Profile (in Italian)
- 1907 births
- 1991 deaths
- Italian footballers
- Italy international footballers
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- S.S.C. Bari players
- A.S. Roma players
- Association football forwards
- Italian football managers
- S.S.C. Bari managers
- Calcio Foggia 1920 S.S.D. managers
- U.S. Lecce managers
- S.S. Fidelis Andria 1928 managers