Antonio Busini

Antonio Busini
Personal information
Date of birth	5 July 1904
Place of birth	Padua, Kingdom of Italy
Date of death	20 August 1975 (aged 71)
Place of death	Riccione, Italy
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1920–1927	Padova
1927–1931	Bologna
1931–1933	Fiorentina
1933–1934	Padova
1934–1937	Sampierdarenese
1937	Milan
1938	Seregno
International career
1929	Italy
Managerial career
1940–1941	Milan (tech. director)
1945–1947	Milan (tech. director)
1948–1954	Milan (tech. director)
1951	Italy (tech. commissioner)
1957–1958	Roma (assistant)
1959–1960	Genoa
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antonio Busini (Italian pronunciation: [anˈtɔːnjo buˈziːni]; 5 July 1904 – 20 August 1975) was an Italian professional football player, coach, and official, who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Busini played for 8 seasons (196 games, 31 goals) in the Serie A for Bologna F.C. 1909, ACF Fiorentina, Calcio Padova and Sampierdarenese.

International career

Busini played his only game for the Italy national football team on 28 April 1929 in a match against Germany.

Personal life

His two older brothers (including the oldest Federico Busini) played football professionally. To distinguish them, Federico was referred to as Busini I and Antonio as Busini III.

Honours

As a player

Bologna

Serie A champion: 1928–29.

As a technical director

Milan

Serie A champion: 1950–51.
Latin Cup winner: 1951.

External links

Antonio Busini at National-Football-Teams.com
Antonio Busini at EU-Football.info

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