Raffaele Sansone

Raffaele Sansone was a football player and coach from Montevideo, Uruguay, who played as a midfielder. Born in Uruguay, he played for the Italy national team.

Club career

After beginning his career in Uruguay with Peñarol, Sansone spent over a decade playing club football for Italian club Bologna, winning the Serie A title four times, and the Mitropa Cup twice. After that he moved to Napoli where he played one game before retiring; he then became a manager.

International career

Sansone was also called up by the Italy national football team as an oriundo; he was allowed to play for Italy due to his parents being from Salerno. He turned out for the azzurri a total of three times, two of these times as starter in the silver medal 1931–32 Central European International Cup campaign.

Honours

Club

;Bologna

Mitropa Cup: 1932, 1934
Serie A: 1935–36, 1936–37, 1938–39, 1940–41
International

;Italy

Central European International Cup: Runner-up: 1931–32