Raimundo Orsi
Orsi in 1920 with Independiente
Personal information
Full name Raimundo Bibiani Orsi
Date of birth (1901-12-02)2 December 1901
Place of birth Avellaneda, Argentina[1]
Date of death 6 April 1986(1986-04-06) (aged 84)
Place of death Santiago, Chile[2]
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Position(s) Winger, Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1920–1928 Independiente 249 (110)
1928–1935 Juventus 194 (88)
1935–1936 Independiente 32 (9)
1936 Boca Juniors 11 (0)
1937 Platense 27 (10)
1938 Almagro 23 (13)
1939–1940 Flamengo 3 (0)
1941–1942 Peñarol ? (?)
1943 Santiago National ? (?)
International career
1924–1928 Argentina 12 (3)
1929–1935 Italy 35 (13)
1936 Argentina 1 (0)
Managerial career
1973 Huracán SR
Medal record
Representing  Argentina and  Italy
South American Football Championship
Gold medal – first place1927 South American Championship
Men's Olympic football
Silver medal – second place1928 Amsterdam
Central European International Cup
Gold medal – first place1927–30 Central European International Cup
Central European International Cup
Silver medal – second place1931–32 Central European International Cup
FIFA World Cup
Gold medal – first place1934 Italy
Central European International Cup
Gold medal – first place1933–35 Central European International Cup
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Raimundo Bibiani "Mumo" Orsi (2 December 1901 – 6 April 1986) was an Italian Argentine footballer who played as a winger or as a forward. At the international level he represented both Argentina and Italy, winning the 1927 Copa América and the silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands, with Argentina, as well as two editions of the Central European International Cup and the 1934 FIFA World Cup, with Italy.

Club career

His career began in Argentina with Club Atlético Independiente (1920–1928; 1935), but it was with Juventus that Orsi would have the most success in his club career. He joined the club in time for the 1928–29 season and would stay at Juventus until 1935, winning five consecutive league titles between 1931 and 1935. After leaving Italy, Orsi played the rest of his career in South America. He returned to Independiente before moving on to Boca Juniors (1936), Club Atlético Platense (1937–38), and Almagro (1939–40); he also played for Flamengo in Brazil (1939; 1940), Peñarol in Uruguay (1941–42), and Santiago National in Chile (1943).[4][5]

International career

His international debut for Argentina on August 10, 1924 was against Uruguay. Over the next 12 years, he played 13 times for Argentina and scored 3 goals, winning the 1927 Copa América and the silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[6] Orsi's career is strange by modern standards, however, in that he played for Italy as well as Argentina, allowing him to gain 35 caps and score 13 goals for his second country between December 1, 1929 and March 24, 1935. This also allowed him to win two editions of the Central European International Cup, and to be a part of the side that won the 1934 FIFA World Cup, in the final of which he scored. He died in 1986 aged 84.[4][5]

Style of play

Considered one of the greatest players of his time, and one of the best ever Italian players in his position,[7] Orsi was a quick left-footed winger, who usually played on the left flank, due to his crossing ability. A prolific goalscorer, he was an accurate finisher, both with his head and his feet, and he excelled in the air and acrobatically; because of this he was also capable of playing as a striker, and on the right flank, a position in which he was able to make diagonal attacking runs or cut into the centre to shoot with his stronger foot. Nicknamed "Mumo", despite his lack of shooting power and physical strength, he was an extremely quick player, with excellent technical ability, who was renowned for his dribbling skills and his use of feints to beat opponents. He was also an accurate penalty kick taker.[4][5]

Honours

Club

Independiente
Juventus
Flamengo

International

Argentina
Italy

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Orsi, Raimundo Bibiano" (in Italian). Enciclopedia del Calcio. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Leyendas: Raimundo Orsi" (in Spanish). Independiente.com. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  3. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Raimundo Orsi (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  4. 1 2 3 Stefano Bedeschi (2 February 2013). "Gli eroi in bianconero: Raimundo ORSI" (in Italian). Tutto Juve. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 Vladimiro Caminiti. "Raimundo "Mumo" Orsi" (in Italian). Storie di Calcio. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Raimundo Orsi". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  7. ↑ Chiesa, Carlo F. (August 22, 1999). "We are the champions - I 150 fuoriclasse che hanno fatto la storia del calcio" [The 150 champions that made football's history]. Calcio 2000 (in Italian). Action Group S.r.l. p. 124.
  8. ↑ "FIFA World Cup Awards: All-Star Team". Retrieved 19 August 2015.
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