Oriundo
Encyclopedia
The term oriundo is an Italian
and Spanish
noun
describing an immigrant of native ancestry. It comes from the Latin
verb oriri (orior), "be born", and is related to Orient
.
or Spanish
national football
teams in international competition; among these are some who had previously represented their native country. FIFA
requires international football
ers to have either citizenship of a country or close ancestral ties to it. Oriundi may qualify under the latter heading; in addition, they can acquire citizenship more easily than immigrants not of native extraction, owing to jus sanguinis
. When the Italian
and Spanish
Leagues imposed quotas or bans on "foreign" players, oriundi were partially or totally exempt from these.
Tours by European club sides of Latin America were common from the 1920s to the 1950s; tours in the reverse direction also occurred. European managers often recruited Latin Americans they had seen playing on these tours. The recruitment of dual internationals was greatly reduced by FIFA
which ruled in 1964 that a player could not represent more than one country. In the 1960s, with incidents like the Battle of Santiago
in 1962
and several finals of the Intercontinental Cup
, South American football came to be seen as more violent and defensive, and hence fewer players were recruited.
they automatically had dual citizenship and had no need to undergo naturalization. Vittorio Pozzo
, manager of the national team, selected several for the victorious 1934 World Cup
side. He rebutted critics of this policy by saying "if they can die for Italy, they can play for Italy", , a reference to conscription
. Guaita
, Scopelli and Stagnaro tried to leave for France
to avoid being called up for the Abyssinian campaign
in 1936.
Oriundi as a term in Italian football dates from the early 1950s. The category existed separately from native and foreign players at intervals until the 1970s. Sivori
, Maschio
, and Angelillo
, the three stars of the Argentina team
that won the 1957
Copa América
were signed by Italian clubs and given citizenship, thereby missing Argentina's disappointing showing at the 1958 World Cup.
In 1966, all foreigners were banned from the Italian League. Their presence was blamed for the contued underperfomance of the national side, culminating at the humiliating defeat by North Korea at that year's World Cup
. The ban was eased when one foreigner per Serie A
team was allowed from 1980.
Currently, the most famous Italian oriundo is the Juventus'
Argentinian
footballer Mauro Camoranesi
, who is an Italian citizen due to his grandfather from Marche
. Mauro won the 2006 FIFA World Cup
with the azzurri
.
remains amateur
. (However, professionals, including those based in Europe, are eligible to play for the Argentina national team
, and the country's national federation is in the early stages of creating a domestic professional player pool for the national team.) Italian rugby also allows naturalized foreigners. Restrictions on changing nationality are less strict in rugby than in soccer, and three years' residency qualifies. Oriundi capped by the Italy national rugby union team
include:
. Spain
under General Franco allowed for dual nationality with Latin American countries from 1954. Players such as Alfredo Di Stéfano
and Héctor Rial
quickly transferred, and helped make Real Madrid
the dominant club of the early years of the European Cup
. In 1962, the Spanish League banned all foreign players, as their presence was blamed for the poor performance of the national team. Oriundi were allowed if they had not been capped by their native country. As a result, clubs were anxious to prove Spanish ancestry for would-be imports, resulting in some dubious cases. Some players obtained forged birth certificate
s, providing spurious Spanish ancestors. This was easy in Paraguay
during the corrupt dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner
. Consequent scandals emerged at various times, including one exposed by FC Barcelona
in 1972. In 1973, to reduce the incentive for corruption, up to two non-oriundi foreigners were allowed per team. Nevertheless, the recruiting of Latin American players continued so strong the Argentine FA
in preparation for hosting the 1978 World Cup
forbade its preliminary squad of 40 from moving abroad, lest they be "poached". Spain reduced the number of oriundi to one per team after another forgery scandal in 1979 From 1979 to 1982, no Argentines were allowed abroad, and many like Mario Kempes
returned home.
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
and Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
noun
Noun
In linguistics, a noun is a member of a large, open lexical category whose members can occur as the main word in the subject of a clause, the object of a verb, or the object of a preposition .Lexical categories are defined in terms of how their members combine with other kinds of...
describing an immigrant of native ancestry. It comes from the Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
verb oriri (orior), "be born", and is related to Orient
Orient
The Orient means "the East." It is a traditional designation for anything that belongs to the Eastern world or the Far East, in relation to Europe. In English it is a metonym that means various parts of Asia.- Derivation :...
.
Overview
Some oriundi have played for the ItalianItaly national football team
The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...
or Spanish
Spain national football team
The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
national football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
teams in international competition; among these are some who had previously represented their native country. FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
requires international football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
ers to have either citizenship of a country or close ancestral ties to it. Oriundi may qualify under the latter heading; in addition, they can acquire citizenship more easily than immigrants not of native extraction, owing to jus sanguinis
Jus sanguinis
Ius sanguinis is a social policy by which citizenship is not determined by place of birth, but by having a parent who are citizens of the nation...
. When the Italian
Italian football league system
The Italian football league system is a series of interconnected leagues and national tournaments, set up by the Italian Football Federation , for football clubs in Italy with one club hailing from San Marino.-History:...
and Spanish
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
Leagues imposed quotas or bans on "foreign" players, oriundi were partially or totally exempt from these.
Tours by European club sides of Latin America were common from the 1920s to the 1950s; tours in the reverse direction also occurred. European managers often recruited Latin Americans they had seen playing on these tours. The recruitment of dual internationals was greatly reduced by FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
which ruled in 1964 that a player could not represent more than one country. In the 1960s, with incidents like the Battle of Santiago
Battle of Santiago
The Battle of Santiago is the name given to a particularly unsavoury and infamous football match during the 1962 FIFA World Cup. It was a game played between hosts Chile and Italy on June 2, 1962 in Santiago...
in 1962
1962 FIFA World Cup
The 1962 FIFA World Cup, the seventh staging of the World Cup, was held in Chile from 30 May to 17 June. It was won by Brazil, who retained the championship by beating Czechoslovakia 3–1 in the final...
and several finals of the Intercontinental Cup
Intercontinental Cup (football)
The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the World Club Championship, Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Cup and the South American Copa Libertadores...
, South American football came to be seen as more violent and defensive, and hence fewer players were recruited.
Italian oriundi
The Italian Americans who "returned" to Italy in the 1920s and 30s were known as rimpatriati ("repatriated people"). In Fascist ItalyItalian Fascism
Italian Fascism also known as Fascism with a capital "F" refers to the original fascist ideology in Italy. This ideology is associated with the National Fascist Party which under Benito Mussolini ruled the Kingdom of Italy from 1922 until 1943, the Republican Fascist Party which ruled the Italian...
they automatically had dual citizenship and had no need to undergo naturalization. Vittorio Pozzo
Vittorio Pozzo
Vittorio Pozzo 21 December 1968) was an Italian football coach who was most famous for leading the Italian national team to victory in the 1934 FIFA World Cup and 1938 FIFA World Cups; managed the side that won the 1930 and 1935 editions of the Central European International Cup, as well as the...
, manager of the national team, selected several for the victorious 1934 World Cup
1934 FIFA World Cup
The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Italy from 27 May to 10 June 1934....
side. He rebutted critics of this policy by saying "if they can die for Italy, they can play for Italy", , a reference to conscription
Conscription
Conscription is the compulsory enlistment of people in some sort of national service, most often military service. Conscription dates back to antiquity and continues in some countries to the present day under various names...
. Guaita
Enrique Guaita
Enrique Guaita commonly known as "Enrico Guaita" was an Italian Argentine footballer who played for both Argentina and Italy...
, Scopelli and Stagnaro tried to leave for France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
to avoid being called up for the Abyssinian campaign
Second Italo-Abyssinian War
The Second Italo–Abyssinian War was a colonial war that started in October 1935 and ended in May 1936. The war was fought between the armed forces of the Kingdom of Italy and the armed forces of the Ethiopian Empire...
in 1936.
Oriundi as a term in Italian football dates from the early 1950s. The category existed separately from native and foreign players at intervals until the 1970s. Sivori
Omar Sivori
Enrique Omar Sívori was an Italian Argentine football striker and manager. He is known for his time with the successful Juventus side during the late 1950s and early 1960s. At club level he also played for River Plate and Napoli.On the international level, he first appeared for the Argentine...
, Maschio
Humberto Maschio
Humberto Dionisio Maschio is an Italian Argentine former football player.Maschio started playing at Arsenal of Lavallol to later move to Quilmes Atlético Club where he proved himself a prolific goal-scorer. He joined Racing Club in 1954, and transferred to Italy in 1957...
, and Angelillo
Antonio Valentin Angelillo
Antonio Valentín Angelillo is an Italian Argentine former football forward who played the majority of his professional career in the Italian Serie A, and was a member of both the Argentine and the Italian national teams.-Club career:...
, the three stars of the Argentina team
Argentina national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
that won the 1957
South American Championship 1957
The South American Championship 1957 was a football tournament held in Peru and won by Argentina with Brazil as a second.Humberto Maschio from Argentina and Javier Ambrois from Uruguay became top scorers of the tournament with 9 goals each.-Final round:...
Copa América
Copa América
The Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...
were signed by Italian clubs and given citizenship, thereby missing Argentina's disappointing showing at the 1958 World Cup.
In 1966, all foreigners were banned from the Italian League. Their presence was blamed for the contued underperfomance of the national side, culminating at the humiliating defeat by North Korea at that year's World Cup
1966 FIFA World Cup
The 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth staging of the World Cup, was held in England from 11 July to 30 July. England beat West Germany 4–2 in the final, winning the World Cup for the first time, so becoming the first host to win the tournament since Italy in 1934.-Host selection:England was chosen as...
. The ban was eased when one foreigner per Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
team was allowed from 1980.
Currently, the most famous Italian oriundo is the Juventus'
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
Argentinian
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
footballer Mauro Camoranesi
Mauro Camoranesi
Mauro Camoranesi, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian Argentine World Cup-winning footballer who plays for Lanús in the Argentine Primera División. He is a midfielder, usually on the right wing...
, who is an Italian citizen due to his grandfather from Marche
Marche
The population density in the region is below the national average. In 2008, it was 161.5 inhabitants per km2, compared to the national figure of 198.8. It is highest in the province of Ancona , and lowest in the province of Macerata...
. Mauro won the 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
with the azzurri
Italy national football team
The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...
.
List of Italian football oriundi
| Player | Country/countries | Senior team | Under 23 | Under 21 Italy national under-21 football team The Italy national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years... |
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| Matches | Goals | Matches | Goals | Matches | Goals | ||
| José Altafini José Altafini José João Altafini, is an Italian Brazilian former footballer. He is the joint-third highest scorer in Italian Serie A history with 216 goals. He currently holds the record for the highest no... |
6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Amauri Amauri Amauri Carvalho de Oliveira , better known as Amauri, is a Brazilian-born Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Juventus.-Early career:... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Miguel "Michele" Andreolo Michele Andreolo Miguel Andreolo Frodella was a Uruguay-born Italian footballer.-Club career:Andreolo played for Nacional in Uruguay before joining Serie A team Bologna F.C. 1909 ahead of the 1935–36 season and helping them win the league title... |
26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Antonio Valentín Angelillo Antonio Valentin Angelillo Antonio Valentín Angelillo is an Italian Argentine former football forward who played the majority of his professional career in the Italian Serie A, and was a member of both the Argentine and the Italian national teams.-Club career:... |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Emilio Badini Emilio Badini Emilio Badini was an Italian Argentine professional football player. He was born in Argentina and had Argentine citizenship but represented Italy internationally.He played for 8 seasons for Bologna F.C... |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mauro German Camoranesi | 55 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Renato Cesarini Renato Cesarini Renato Cesarini was an Italian Argentine football player and coach, who also played for Juventus in Italy... |
11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arturo Chini Ludueña Arturo Chini Ludueña Arturo Chini Ludueña was an Italian Argentine professional football player. He held Italian citizenship and played for the Italian national B team.... |
0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dino da Costa Dino da Costa Dino Da Costa is a Italian Brazilian former professional footballer.Playing as a central midfielder or striker, Da Costa played for a number of clubs in Serie A, including A.S. Roma where he scored 70 times in 144 appearances... |
1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alessandro de Maria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hernan Pablo Dellafiore Hernán Paolo Dellafiore Paolo Hernán Dellafiore is an Italian Argentine footballer, who plays as a central defender for Novara in a co-ownership deal with Parma.-Internazionale:... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Attilio Demaria Attilio Demaria Atilio José Demaría was an Italian Argentine footballer player, who played for Argentina in the 1930 World Cup and for Italy in the 1934 World Cup.He was born in Buenos Aires... |
13 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alfredo Devincenzi Alfredo Devincenzi Alfredo Ciríaco Devincenzi, last name also spelled de Vincenzi was an Italian Argentine professional football player. He played for Argentina national football team at the 1934 FIFA World Cup, but he also held Italian citizenship and later played for the Italy national B team.-External links:*... |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ricardo Faccio Ricardo Faccio Ricardo Gregorio Faccio Porta, known as Ricardo Faccio or Riccardo Faccio was an Uruguayan-Italian professional football player... |
5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ottavio Fantoni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Francesco Fedullo | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Emanuele Figliola | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Edwing Roland Firmani Eddie Firmani Edwin Ronald "Eddie" Firmani is a retired football player and manager. He was born in South Africa but represented Italy internationally.-Playing career:... |
 South Africa / |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enrico Flamini | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fernando Martín Forestieri Fernando Forestieri Fernando Martín Forestieri is an Italian Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Serie B club Bari, on loan from Udinese. He is nicknamed El Topa.-Club career:... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Francesco Frione | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elisio Gabardo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alcide Ghiggia Alcides Ghiggia Alcides Edgardo Ghiggia is a former Italian Uruguayan football player. He achieved lasting fame for his decisive role in the final match of the 1950 World Cup... |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Enrique Guaita Enrique Guaita Enrique Guaita commonly known as "Enrico Guaita" was an Italian Argentine footballer who played for both Argentina and Italy... |
10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Anfilogino Guarisi Anfilogino Guarisi Amphilóquio Guarisi Marques was an Italian Brazilian football player. In Brazil he was known as Filó.-Biography:... |
6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paolo Innocenti | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cristian Ledesma Cristian Daniel Ledesma Cristian Daniel Ledesma is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Lazio. A dual citizen of Argentina and Italy, he represents the latter at international level since November 2010.... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Julio Libonatti Julio Libonatti Julio Libonatti , is a former Italian Argentine football forward.Born in Rosario, Argentina, Libonatti started his professional career with Newell's Old Boys in 1917. He would play with Newell's Old Boys until 1925 when he transferred to Torino F.C.... |
17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Francisco Lojacono Francisco Lojacono Francisco Ramón Lojacono was an Italian Argentine football player and manager who began his playing career in Argentina with San Lorenzo, before moving to Italy to play with Vicenza, Fiorentina, AS Roma, Sampdoria, Alessandria and A.C. Legnano. Lojacono finished his career back in Argentina with... |
8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rinaldo Martino Rinaldo Martino Rinaldo Fioramonte Martino was an Italian Argentine football striker who played for both the Argentine and the Italian national football teams.-Club career:... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ernesto Mascheroni Ernesto Mascheroni Ernesto Mascheroni was a footballer from Uruguay. His position was defender. He played as a left-back.He was born in Montevideo.... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Humberto Maschio Humberto Maschio Humberto Dionisio Maschio is an Italian Argentine former football player.Maschio started playing at Arsenal of Lavallol to later move to Quilmes Atlético Club where he proved himself a prolific goal-scorer. He joined Racing Club in 1954, and transferred to Italy in 1957... |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Luisito Monti Luis Monti Luis Felipe Monti was an Italian Argentine footballer who played as a midfielder. Monti has the distinction of having played in two FIFA World Cup final matches with two different national teams. He played the first of these finals with his native Argentina in 1930, which he lost to Uruguay; and... |
18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thiago Motta Thiago Motta Thiago Motta Santon Olivares , known as Thiago Motta, is a Brazilian-born Italian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Serie A club Internazionale.... |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Giovanni Moscardini Giovanni Moscardini Giovanni Moscardini , also known as Johnny Moscardini, was an Italian Scottish footballer who played for Lucchese, Pisa, Genoa and Italy. He was one of the earliest of the Oriundi. While the majority of these foreign-born footballers who played for Italy came from South America, Moscardini was the... |
9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Miguel Angèl Montuori Miguel Montuori Miguel Ángel Montuori was an Argentine football player.Montuori was born at Rosario, Argentina.... |
/ | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raimondo Orsi Raimundo Orsi Raimundo Bibiani "Mumo" Orsi was an Italian Argentine footballer who won the 1934 FIFA World Cup with Italy and the silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands.-Club:... |
35 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pablo Daniel Osvaldo Pablo Daniel Osvaldo Pablo Daniel Osvaldo is an Argentine-born Italian footballer, who plays as a striker for Serie A club for Roma.-Club career:... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
| Bruno Pesaola | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roberto Porta Roberto Porta Roberto Porta was Uruguayan footballer.During his club career he played for Nacional , Inter and Independiente . He earned 33 caps and scored 13 goals for the Uruguay national football team, and also played 1 match for the Italy national football team in 1935... |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ettore Puricelli Ettore Puricelli Héctor "Ettore" Puricelli was an footballer player and manager. Born in Uruguay, he represented Italy at international level... |
/ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eduardo Ricagni Eduardo Ricagni Eduardo Ricagni is a former Italian Argentine football winger who played for the Italian national team. He won two Italian league titles and was the top scorer of the Argentine Primera División in 1952.-Club career:... |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Humberto Rosa Humberto Rosa (footballer) Humberto Jorge Rosa is a retired Italian Argentine professional football player and coach. He also holds Italian citizenship.-External links:*... |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Attila Sallustro Attila Sallustro Attila Sallustro born in Asunción, Paraguay was a professional Italian-Paraguayan football player. He is considered the first true idol at the club S.S.C. Napoli.-Biography:... |
2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Raffaele Sansone Raffaele Sansone Raffaele Sansone was an Italo-Uruguayan football player and coach from Montevideo, Uruguay. He played club football most notably for Bologna where he spent over a decade, winning Serie A four times... |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fabiano Santacroce Fabiano Santacroce Fabiano Santacroce is an Italian Brazilian central or left defender who currently plays for Serie A club Parma, on loan from Napoli... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Ezequiel Schelotto Ezequiel Schelotto Ezequiel Matias Schelotto is an Argentine-born Italian footballer who currently plays for Atalanta B.C. in Italy also known as El Galgo, El Melli or El Mosquetero.-A.C. Cesena:... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Juan Alberto Schiaffino Juan Alberto Schiaffino Juan Alberto "Pepe" Schiaffino Villano was an Italian Uruguayan football player. He played inside forward, in particular with CA Peñarol and AC Milan, and won the 1950 FIFA World Cup with the Uruguayan national team... |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alessandro Scopelli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pedro Sernagiotto Pedro Sernagiotto Pedro Sernagiotto, also known as Pietro Sernagiotto or Ministrinho was a Italian Brazilian professional football player. He also held Italian citizenship and on October 22, 1933 played for the Italian national B team against Hungary.-External links:*... |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Omar Sivori Omar Sivori Enrique Omar Sívori was an Italian Argentine football striker and manager. He is known for his time with the successful Juventus side during the late 1950s and early 1960s. At club level he also played for River Plate and Napoli.On the international level, he first appeared for the Argentine... |
9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Angelo Benedicto Sormani | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ulisse Uslenghi | / | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Giuseppe Wilson Giuseppe Wilson Joseph "Pini" Wilson is a former British-Italian footballer. Although born in Northern England, Wilson played the majority of his football career in Italy.... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Italian rugby oriundi
The number of Argentines playing rugby in Italy has increased since Italy embraced professionalism in 1995, while the Argentine league systemRugby union in Argentina
Rugby union is a popular team sport played in Argentina. The first rugby match played in the country dates back to 1873, as the game was introduced by the British...
remains amateur
Amateur sports
Amateur sports are sports in which participants engage largely or entirely without remuneration. Sporting amateurism was a zealously guarded ideal in the 19th century, especially among the upper classes, but faced steady erosion throughout the 20th century with the continuing growth of pro sports...
. (However, professionals, including those based in Europe, are eligible to play for the Argentina national team
Argentina national rugby union team
The Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed Los Pumas, represents Argentina in international rugby union matches. The team, which plays in sky blue and white jerseys, is organised by the Argentine Rugby Union .Argentina played its first international rugby match in 1910 against a touring British...
, and the country's national federation is in the early stages of creating a domestic professional player pool for the national team.) Italian rugby also allows naturalized foreigners. Restrictions on changing nationality are less strict in rugby than in soccer, and three years' residency qualifies. Oriundi capped by the Italy national rugby union team
Italy national rugby union team
The Italy national rugby union team represent the nation of Italy in the sport of rugby union. The team is also known as the Azzurri . Italy have been playing international rugby since the late 1920s, and since 2000 compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland,...
include:
| Name | Original country/countries |
| Matías Agüero Matías Agüero Matías Agüero is an Italian Argentine rugby union player. He signed for new Italian club Aironi for the 2010/2011 season. His position is prop.-Clubs:* Club de Regatas San Nicolas* Bologna 2001–2002... |
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| David Bortolussi David Bortolussi David Bortolussi is an Italian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for French club Montpellier Hérault RC in the top league, the Top 14. He usually plays at full back or on the wing. He previously played for other French clubs Bègles-Bordeaux in 2002-03, FC Auch in 2001-02 and JS Riscle in... |
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| Gonzalo Canale Gonzalo Canale Gonzalo Canale is an Italian Argentine rugby union footballer. His usual position is in the centre or at full back. He plays for French club ASM Clermont Auvergne... |
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| Pablo Canavosio Pablo Canavosio Pablo Canavosio is an Italian Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Aironi in the Italian Magners League. Previously, Canavosio played club rugby in Italy, for Rovigo, Calvisano and Castres Olympique. His usual position is at scrum half or wing.Canavosio has been capped by... |
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| Martin Castrogiovanni Martin Castrogiovanni Martín Leandro Castrogiovanni is an Italian Argentine rugby union footballer. He played for Ghial Calvisano, with whom he won the Italian championship in 2005. He has since signed a new contract with Leicester Tigers, and after a successful 2006/07 season with them was named Guinness Premiership... |
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Spanish oriundi
Few South Americans played football in Spain before World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Spain
Spain
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under General Franco allowed for dual nationality with Latin American countries from 1954. Players such as Alfredo Di Stéfano
Alfredo Di Stéfano
Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé, born into a family of Italian immigrants from Capri, is a former Argentinian footballer and coach, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time...
and Héctor Rial
Héctor Rial
José Héctor Rial Laguía was a football player from Argentina who played for Real Madrid between 1954 and 1961. He was part of the team that won five consecutive European Cups...
quickly transferred, and helped make Real Madrid
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
the dominant club of the early years of the European Cup
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
. In 1962, the Spanish League banned all foreign players, as their presence was blamed for the poor performance of the national team. Oriundi were allowed if they had not been capped by their native country. As a result, clubs were anxious to prove Spanish ancestry for would-be imports, resulting in some dubious cases. Some players obtained forged birth certificate
Birth certificate
A birth certificate is a vital record that documents the birth of a child. The term "birth certificate" can refer to either the original document certifying the circumstances of the birth or to a certified copy of or representation of the ensuing registration of that birth...
s, providing spurious Spanish ancestors. This was easy in Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
during the corrupt dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner
Alfredo Stroessner
Alfredo Stroessner Matiauda, whose name is also spelled Strössner or Strößner , was a Paraguayan military officer and dictator from 1954 to 1989...
. Consequent scandals emerged at various times, including one exposed by FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
in 1972. In 1973, to reduce the incentive for corruption, up to two non-oriundi foreigners were allowed per team. Nevertheless, the recruiting of Latin American players continued so strong the Argentine FA
Argentine Football Association
The Argentine Football Association is the governing body of football in Argentina. It organises the Argentine football league and the Argentina national football team. It is based in Buenos Aires...
in preparation for hosting the 1978 World Cup
1978 FIFA World Cup
The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Argentina between 1 June and 25 June. The 1978 World Cup was won by Argentina who beat the Netherlands 3–1 after extra time in the final. This win was the first World Cup title for Argentina, who became the fifth...
forbade its preliminary squad of 40 from moving abroad, lest they be "poached". Spain reduced the number of oriundi to one per team after another forgery scandal in 1979 From 1979 to 1982, no Argentines were allowed abroad, and many like Mario Kempes
Mario Kempes
Mario Alberto Kempes Chiodi is a retired Argentine footballer. His father, Mario, also a footballer, inspired him to play from a young age. At the age of 7, he began playing with a junior team and at 14, he joined La Cuarta de Talleres...
returned home.
External links
- Oriundi: Games, goals, captains from Forza Azzurri fansite.