Luigi Cevenini
Record-breaking forward and Italian league top scorer.
Luigi Cevenini (13 March 1895 – 23 July 1968) was an Italian football player and coach. A forward, he holds the record for the all-time most goals scored in a single Italian league season at 37 goals with Inter Milan during the 1913–14 season.
Quick Facts
- Born
- 13 March 1895
- Birthplace
- Milan, Italy
- Died
- 23 July 1968
- Place of death
- Villa Guardia, Italy
- Position
- Forward
Lore & Background
Throughout his career, Cevenini played 192 times for Inter Milan and scored 166 goals, winning the Italian Prima Divisione title in 1920. With the Italy national football team, Cevenini scored 11 goals in 29 matches between 1915 and 1929, winning the 1927–30 Central European International Cup, playing the first 2 matches. He was Italy's captain between 1925 and 1927. His older brothers Aldo Cevenini and Mario Cevenini and younger brothers Cesare Cevenini and Carlo Cevenini all played football professionally, with Aldo playing 11 games for Italy. To distinguish them, Aldo was known as Cevenini I, Mario as Cevenini II, Luigi as Cevenini III, Cesare as Cevenini IV and Carlo as Cevenini V.
Reader's Guide
Luigi Cevenini played as a forward. He won the Prima Categoria with Inter Milan in 1919–20 and with Novese in 1921–22. He also won the Central European International Cup with Italy in 1927–30. Individually, he was Capocannoniere in 1913–14 (37 goals), 1919–20 (23 goals), and 1920–21 (31 goals).
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