Luigi Cevenini

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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 team, he 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.

In Their Own Story

The 1913–14 season was a turning point for Italian football, and Luigi Cevenini III was at the center of it. Playing as a forward for Inter Milan, he scored 37 goals in a single league campaign, a record that still stands as the all-time most goals scored in a single Italian league season. This feat was achieved during a period when the Prima Divisione was the top flight of Italian football. Cevenini's goal-scoring prowess helped establish Inter as a competitive force, and he would go on to score 166 goals in 192 appearances for the club, winning the league title in 1920.

Reader's Guide

Cevenini's 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.

Did You Know?

• Cevenini holds the record for most goals in a single Italian league season with 37 goals in 1913–14.
• He won the Prima Categoria title with Inter Milan in 1919–20 and with Novese in 1921–22.
• Cevenini was Italy's captain from 1925 to 1927.
• He was one of five footballing brothers, distinguished by Roman numerals.