Roberto Néstor Sensini
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| Néstor Sensini | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roberto Néstor Sensini | |
| Date of birth | October 12, 1966 | |
| Place of birth | Arroyo Seco, Argentina | |
| Height | 179 cm | |
| Nickname | Boquita | |
| Position | Manager (former defender) | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | none | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 1986-1989 1989-1994 1994-1999 1999-2000 2001-2002 2002-2006 |
Newell's Old Boys Udinese Parma Lazio Parma Udinese |
74 (2) 149 (9) 156 (11) 24 (1) 35 (0) 91 (7) |
| National team | ||
| 1988-2002 | Argentina | 59 (0) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2006 | Udinese | |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Roberto Néstor Sensini (born October 12, 1966 in Arroyo Seco, Santa Fe) is an Argentine former defender and football manager.
His professional playing career started in 1986 for Newell's Old Boys; he then relocated in Italy in 1990, starting his adventure in the European country which still goes on today just for Udinese. He played 5 seasons in his first adventure for the bianconeri of Friuli, before to move to Parma in 1993; he stayed in Parma continuously till 2002, except one season (1999/2000) for S.S. Lazio, where he won his one and only scudetto. During his gialloblu period, Sensini won two UEFA Cups and two Italian Cups with the team. After his long stay in Emilia, Sensini then went back to Udinese in 2002, and he still plays for his first (and probably last) Italian team. In 2005, he has been one of the main protagonists of the surprising qualification of Udinese in the UEFA Champions League.
Sensini was one of the oldest players of the 2005/2006 Serie A, holding even the record as the oldest foreign player to score a goal in first division with 39 years, two months and 26 days. With over 380 matches in first division, he was considered as one of the most experienced defenders of the Italian league, and often nicknamed nonno (grandfather) by Italian sports journalists.
"Boquita" Sensini debuted for his national team in 1987, and until his last match in 2003 gained more than 60 caps, including the 1990, 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup. During the final match of the 1990 World Cup, referee Codesal called a fould by Sensini against Völler, awarding a controversial penalty later converted by Brehme in the last minutes of the match.
In February 10, 2006, after the dismissal of Serse Cosmi, Sensini was appointed as new manager of Udinese, supported by Loris Dominissini, who was legally the coach, in his new position. However, on 20 March he resigned, after a long crisis of results which brought the team in danger of relegation, and to be defeated in UEFA Cup by Bulgarian team Levski Sofia.
[edit] Honors and awards
| Season | Club | Tournament |
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| 1987/1988 |  Newell's Old Boys |
Primera División Argentina |
| 1995 |  Parma |
UEFA Cup |
| 1999 | Parma |
Coppa Italia |
| 1999 | Parma |
UEFA Cup |
| 1999-2000 | Lazio |
Serie A |
| 2002 | Parma |
Coppa Italia |
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| Silver medal |
1996 Atlanta |
Football Men's Team Competition |
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Argentina squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finalists | |
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1 Roa | 2 Ayala | 3 Chamot | 4 Pineda | 5 Almeyda | 6 Sensini | 7 López | 8 Simeone | 9 Batistuta | 10 Ortega | 11 Verón | 12 Burgos | 13 Paz | 14 Vivas | 15 Astrada | 16 Berti | 17 Cavallero | 18 Balbo | 19 Crespo | 20 Gallardo | 21 Delgado | 22 Zanetti | Coach: Passarella |
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Argentina squad - 1994 World Cup | |
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1 Goycochea | 2 Vázquez | 3 Chamot | 4 Sensini | 5 Redondo | 6 Ruggeri | 7 Caniggia | 8 Basualdo | 9 Batistuta | 10 Maradona | 11 Medina Bello | 12 Islas | 13 Cáceres | 14 Simeone | 15 Borelli | 16 Díaz | 17 Ortega | 18 Pérez | 19 Balbo | 20 Rodríguez | 21 Mancuso | 22 Scoponi | Coach: Basile |
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Argentina Squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Pumpido (Comizzo) | 2 Batista | 3 Balbo | 4 Basualdo | 5 Bauza | 6 Calderón | 7 Burruchaga | 8 Caniggia | 9 Dezotti | 10 Maradona | 11 Fabbri | 12 Goycochea | 13 Lorenzo | 14 Giusti | 15 Monzón | 16 Olarticoechea | 17 Sensini | 18 Serrizuela | 19 Ruggeri | 20 Simón | 21 Troglio | 22 Cancelarich | Coach Bilardo |
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