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'''Marino Perani''' (born{{IPA|it|maˈriːno peˈraːni}}; 27 October 1939 in– [[Ponte18 Nossa]]October 2017) was a retiredan [[ItalyItalians|Italian]] [[Association football|football]] manager and player, who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]], usually as a [[Forward (association football)#Winger|winger]].<ref>[http://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/bologna/fc/perani-morto-1.3471677 Bologna FC, morto Marino Perani, l'ala destra dello scudetto] {{in lang|it}}</ref>

Born in Ponte Nossa, in the [[province of Bergamo]], [[Lombardy]], Perani developedcame inthrough the [[Atalanta B.C.|Atalanta]] youth system before joining the senior side. During his club career, he played for several other [[Italy|Italian]] teams, such as [[Bologna F.C. 1909|Bologna]] and [[Calcio Padova|Padova]]. He joined Bologna in 1958, where he spent most of thehis career, 15 seasons in total, remaining with the team until the [[1973–74 Serie A|1973–74 season]], aside from a brief stint away during the [[1959–60 Serie A|1959–60 season]]. Although Perani initially struggled to break into the starting line-up with the Bolognese side, due to competition from other players, he later won a starting shirt over several other wingers in the side, such as [[Bruno Pace]], [[Antonio Renna]], and [[Giovanni Vastola]], inheriting [[Cesarino Cervellati]]'s role on the right flank. Perani formed a formidable partnership with fellow winger [[Ezio Pascutti]]; together, they helped Bologna win the [[Serie A]] title during the [[1963–64 Serie A|1963–64 season]], and Perani even set up [[Harald Nielsen]]'s goal in a decisive 2–0 win over [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Inter]] in the Serie A playoff match at the [[Stadio Olimpico]] in Rome, on 7 June 1964, which allowed Bologna to claim the league title. In total, he made 322 appearances for Bologna, scoring 70 goals, also winning two [[Coppa Italia]] titles with the club.<ref name=sposa/><ref name="storiedicalcio">{{cite web|url=http://storiedicalcio.altervista.org/blog/marino_perani.html|title=MARINO PERANI: SEMPRE ALL’ALAALL'ALA|publisher=Storie di Calcio|language=Italianit|accessdateaccess-date=4 January 2017|archive-date=5 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105085538/http://storiedicalcio.altervista.org/blog/marino_perani.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Perani closed his career with [[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|NASL]] side [[Toronto Metros-Croatia]] in [[1975 North American Soccer League season|1975]]. In total he scored over 80 goals throughout his career.<ref name="storiedicalcio"/>

A diminutive, creative, hard-working, and skilful right winger, with an eye for goal, Perani was mainly known for his vision, [[Cross (football)|crossing]] accuracy, and his ability to cover the flank; he also possessed an accurate long-distance shot from distance. Although his performances often proved decisive, he was also known to be inconsistent at times.<ref name="storiedicalcio"/>

He was married with Liliana Innocenti from 1961 until her death the 8 of december 2001. In 2014, Perani got married at the age of 75 withto the Bolognese business woman Anna Ciano at the Palazzo D'Accursio.<ref name=sposa>{{cite web|url=http://bologna.repubblica.it/cronaca/2014/03/07/foto/a_75_anni_marino_perani_si_sposa-80430870/1/#1|title=A 75 anni, Marino Perani si sposa|publisher=La Repubblica|language=Italianit|author=Beppe Persichella|accessdateaccess-date=23 November 2016}}</ref>

* {{in lang|it}} [http://www.enciclopediadelcalcio.it/PeraniMarino.html Profile at enciclopediadelcalcio.it]

* {{in lang|it}} [http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=806&squadra=1 Profile at FIGC]

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