Rene Colusso
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Renato Colusso | ||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1975 | Torino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974 | Marconi | ||
| 1975-1976 | Ivrea | ||
| 1976-1977 | Pisa | ||
| 1977-1980 | Arezzo | ||
| 1981-1982 | Alessandria | ||
| 1982-1984 | Akragas | ||
| 1986 | Castelfiorentino | ||
| National team | |||
| 1975 | Australia | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Renato "Rene" Colusso (born 19 August 1956 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian former association football player.[1]
Playing career
Club career
Colusso played his early football for Marconi Stallions in the New South Wales State League.[1][2]
In 1975 he moved to Italy where he initially played youth team football for Torino.[1][2]
He then went on to play for Ivrea, becoming the first Australian to play professional football in Italy.[1][2]
He moved to Pisa for the 1976/1977 season.[1]
In 1977 he transferred to Arezzo where he played several seasons.[1]
He later played for Alessandria, Akragas Calcio and Castelfiorentino.[1]
International career
In 1975 he made his only full international appearance for Australia in a match against China.[3]
Management career
Colusso had stints as an assistant manager at Reggina and Avellino.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Colusso, Renato". Australian Player Database. OzFootball. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 Cockerill, Michael (30 January 2009). "Well respected, well connected … and he's one of us". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ↑ The Australian National Men’s Football Team: Caps And Captains. Football Federation Australia.