Raimundo Orsi

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.

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
Date of death	6 April 1986(1986-04-06) (aged 84)
Place of death	Santiago, Chile
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
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 Men's football Representing  Argentina Copa América Winner 1927 Peru Olympic Games 1928 Amsterdam Representing  Italy FIFA World Cup Winner 1934 Italy Central European International Cup Winner 1927–30 Europe Winner 1933–35 Europe Runner-up 1931–32 Europe
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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).

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. 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.

Considered one of the greatest players of his time, and one of the best ever Italian players in his position, 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.

Club

Independiente

• Argentine Primera División: 1922, 1926
• Copa de Competencia: 1924, 1925, 1926

Juventus

• Serie A: 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35

Flamengo

• Rio State Championship: 1939

International

Argentina

• South American Football Championship: 1927
• Summer Olympics Silver Medal: 1928

Italy

• World Cup: 1934
• Central European International Cup: 1927–30, 1933–35; Runner-up: 1931–32

Individual

• FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament: 1934