Federico Crescentini

Federico Crescentini was a Sammarinese football defender. He played eight times for San Marino [national football team|his country's national team].

Club career

Crescentini played in the Italian amateur leagues before moving to Sanmarinese side Tre Fiori in 2005.

International career

He made his debut for San Marino in a May 2002 friendly match against Estonia, coming on as a substitute for Giacomo Maiani. He earned his 8th and final cap against Ireland national football team|Ireland] in November 2006, substituting Damiano Vannucci.

Death

He died while on holiday in Acapulco, Mexico when he tried to help a friend in trouble, but despite rescuing her, he drowned. He was the third footballer to drown in the course of a single week, after Juventus FC's youth players Riccardo Neri and Alessio Ferramosca drowned at the club's training ground. At the time of his death, he was 24. His funeral took place at Monte Giardino in San Marino.