Roberto Sensini
Personal information
Full name Roberto Néstor Sensini
Date of birth (1966-10-12) 12 October 1966
Place of birth Arroyo Seco, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1989 Newell's Old Boys 74 (2)
1989–1993 Udinese 149 (9)
1993–1999 Parma 156 (11)
1999–2000 Lazio 24 (1)
2000–2002 Parma 35 (0)
2002–2006 Udinese 91 (7)
Total 529 (30)
International career
1996 Argentina Olympic (O.P.) 5 (0)
1987–2000 Argentina 60 (0)
Managerial career
2006 Udinese
2007–2008 Estudiantes LP
2009–2011 Newell's Old Boys
2012–2013 Colón
2014–2015 Atlético Rafaela
2020–2021 Everton Viña del Mar
Medal record
Representing  Argentina
Men's Football
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1996 AtlantaTeam Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roberto Néstor Sensini (born 12 October 1966) is an Argentine football manager and former player, who played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder. As a player with the Argentina national team, he won both the 1991 and 1993 Copa América, also finishing in third place in the 1989 edition of the tournament. He also represented his nation in the 1990, 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup finals, finishing in second place at the 1990 World Cup. Furthermore, he won an Olympic silver medal with Argentina at the 1996 Olympics.

Club career

Sensini (standing far right) in the Newell's Old Boys team that won the 1987-88 Primera División championship

His professional playing career started in 1986 for Newell's Old Boys; where he won his first title before relocating to Italy in 1989, joining Udinese alongside compatriot Abel Balbo. Sensini played four seasons for the bianconeri, before moving to Parma in 1993, where he remained for a further six seasons. During this period Sensini sometimes played in midfield[1] and won two UEFA Cups, two Italian Cups, and the UEFA Super Cup with the gialloblu, also reaching the final of the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1994. He had a brief stint with Lazio, from the 1999–2000 season, winning the scudetto, the Italian Cup, the UEFA Super Cup and the Supercoppa Italiana in his first season. After two years with the club, he moved back to Parma for a further year, winning another Coppa Italia in 2002, before returning to his first Italian club, Udinese, in 2002.

In 2005, he was one of the most consistent performers in Udinese's surprise qualification for the UEFA Champions League. Sensini was one of the oldest players of the 2005–06 Serie A, holding even the record as the oldest foreign player to score a goal in first division, at the age of 39 years, two months and 26 days. With over 380 matches at the top level, he was considered one of the most experienced defenders of the Italian league, and often nicknamed nonno (grandfather) by Italian sports journalists. He retired at the end of the season.

International career

"Boquita" Sensini debuted for his national team in 1987, and played his last match in 2000. He played in the World Cup 1990, 1994 and 1998. In the 1990 FIFA World Cup Final Sensini conceded the disputed penalty kick from which West Germany scored their winning goal.[2] He helped his country to a third-place finish at the 1989 Copa América, and he was also part of the championship teams in the 1991 Copa América and 1993 Copa América tournaments.

He was part of the Argentina under-23 squad that won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, as one of the three overage players allowed per squad.

Career statistics

Club

Source:[3]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Udinese 1989–90 Serie A 33210——342
1990–91 Serie B 364———364
1991–92 36240——402
1992–93 Serie A 33120—1[lower-alpha 1]0361
1993–94 11030——140
Total 1499100—101599
Parma 1993–94 Serie A 20060512[lower-alpha 2]1332
1994–95 24281100—423
1995–96 31210601[lower-alpha 3]0392
1996–97 31120—331
1997–98 2453063—338
1998–99 26180100—441
Total 156112613943122417
Lazio 1999–2000 Serie A 2312070—321
2000–01 1021301[lower-alpha 3]071
Total 2414110010392
Parma 2000–01 Serie A 19040——230
2001–02 1603061—251
Total 350706100481
Udinese 2002–03 Serie A 31310——323
2003–04 25210—262
2004–05 21130——241
2005–06 14150—191
Total 9174060001017
Career total 455285126151057136
  1. ↑ Appearance in Serie A relegation play-offs
  2. ↑ Two appearances and one goal in European Super Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana

Style of play

Sensini was a consistent, decisive, and intelligent player.[4][5] He was also extremely tactically versatile, and was capable of playing in any defensive or midfield position.[6][7][8][9] Throughout his career, he was deployed as a full-back, an attacking wing-back, a centre-back, or even as a central or defensive midfielder.[10][11][12][13] Although he primarily excelled defensively as a ball winner, due to his marking and tackling ability, as well as his tough, aggressive, and physical playing style, he was also a player with good technique, who was capable of making attacking runs and contributing offensively for his team with occasional goals. Considered one of the best players of the 1990s and 2000s.[14][15][16][17][18]

Managerial career

On 10 February 2006, after the dismissal of Serse Cosmi, Sensini ended his playing career and was appointed Udinese's new manager. He was supported in his new position by Loris Dominissini, who was named co-coach.[19] The following month when Dominissini was sacked, Sensini resigned and left the club. Results had not improved with the team in danger of relegation, while they were defeated in the UEFA Cup by Bulgarian team Levski Sofia.[20]

For the Argentine Torneo Clausura 2008, Sensini coached Estudiantes de La Plata, having replaced Diego Simeone. Sensini then went on to manage Newell's Old Boys for the Clausura 2009 tournament.[21] In April 2011, he resigned after two years as head coach of Newell's Old Boys after Lepra's sixth loss in nine games, leaving them 19th in the Clausura table.[22]

On 21 February 2012, Sensini was appointed as the new head coach of Argentine first division club Colón. He resigned on 16 March 2013 after a 1–0 loss against rivals San Lorenzo, following a row of eight matches without winning.

Personal life

In 1996, Sensini took Italian citizenship. He is an Italian Argentine, whose grandfather Pacifico Sensini emigrated from Macerata to Rosario, Santa Fe in 1911.[23]

Managerial statistics

As of 4 December 2021
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Udinese Italy 10 February 2006 20 March 2006 8 4 3 1 12 5 +7 050.00
Estudiantes de La Plata Argentina 1 January 2008 18 September 2008 35 17 10 8 50 37 +13 048.57
Newell's Old Boys 1 January 2009 10 April 2011 93 34 31 28 111 91 +20 036.56
Colón 21 February 2012 16 March 2013 48 15 17 16 64 62 +2 031.25
Atlético de Rafaela 18 July 2014 31 March 2015 29 9 7 13 13 31 −18 031.03
Everton Chile 20 December 2020 6 December 2021 50 17 16 17 46 50 −4 034.00
Career totals 263 96 84 83 311 282 +29 036.50

Honours

Club

Newell's Old Boys

Parma

Lazio

Argentina

References

  1. ↑ Daly, Kieran (11 February 1996). "Sensini in the mood". The Independent.
  2. ↑ "Sensini: There's only one Diego". FIFA. 1 September 2008. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Roberto Sensini at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ↑ De Toma, Riccardo (30 September 2002). "Sensini fa decollare l' Udinese". Il Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  5. ↑ Alberto, Franco (16 February 1998). "L' Udinese recupera e il Parma s' arrabbia". Il Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Gioca Stankovic Nedved in tribuna". La Repubblica (in Italian). 18 December 1999. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  7. ↑ Toti, Giuseppe (25 September 1999). "Sensini-Veron, tuffo nel passato". Il Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "Il Parma boccia l' Inter nella sfida – verita'". Il Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 7 January 1999. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  9. ↑ Ghisi, Giancarla (4 July 1998). "La Sampdoria da' il calcio d' avvio". Il Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  10. ↑ Cardona, Giulio (17 November 1999). "Roma-Lazio? Non solo Sarà Brasile-Argentina". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  11. ↑ CARDONE, SORRENTINO, GIULIO, ANDREA (30 June 1998). "Lazio-De la Pena, ultimo atto Inzaghi si avvicina alla Roma". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 7 February 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ↑ "Ecco Nestor jolly felice". La Repubblica (in Italian). 19 September 1999. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  13. ↑ "SENSINI, Roberto Nestor". Treccani: Enciclopedia dello Sport (in Italian). 2002. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  14. ↑ Giancarlo Padovan; Fabio Monti; Giorgio Rondelli (24 April 1995). "Zola inventa e Parma sogna ancora". Il Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  15. ↑ "Sensini verso Parma". Il Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 10 November 1993. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  16. ↑ Perrone, Roberto (21 November 1993). "il Parma vuole tenere la testa alta". Il Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  17. ↑ Maurizio Pilloni (28 September 2009). "BEST XI: scegliamo i migliori difensori della storia bianconera" (in Italian). Tutto Udinese. Archived from the original on 23 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  18. ↑ Egidio, Giovanni (14 February 1995). "Grun o Brolin Se la classe è penalizzata" [Grun or Brolin If class is penalised]. La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  19. ↑ "Udinese unveil new coaching team". UEFA. 10 February 2006. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  20. ↑ "Udinese turn to Galeone". UEFA. 20 March 2006. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  21. ↑ ""Vuelvo a mi casa"". www.ole.clarin.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  22. ↑ "Roberto Sensini resigns as Newell's Old Boys coach following Velez Sarsfield defeat – Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  23. ↑ "Nestor Sensini un allenatore in campo" (in Italian). Giornalino Online. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
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