Renato Civelli (born 14 October 1983 in Pehuajó) is a retired Argentine professional football player, who played as a centre-back. He retired in the summer 2021.[1]

Renato Civelli
Personal information
Full name Renato Civelli
Date of birth (1983-10-14) October 14, 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Pehuajó, Argentina
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Banfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Banfield 62 (2)
2006–2009 Marseille 36 (6)
2007–2008Gimnasia LP (loan) 29 (1)
2009–2010 San Lorenzo 11 (1)
2010–2013 Nice 116 (13)
2013–2015 Bursaspor 52 (4)
2015–2017 Lille 45 (1)
2017–2020 Banfield 76 (2)
2020–2021 Huracán 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Civelli started his career at Banfield in the Primera Division Argentina. After 2 years with the club he was signed by Marseille in January 2006, during the European winter transfer window. He returned to Argentina on a one-year loan contract after the 2006–07 season, joining Gimnasia at the start of the 2007 Apertura. From Feb 2009, due to the Julien Rodriguez's injury, he played as central defender for several matches gaining respect from both manager and supporters. [citation needed]

Without a place in the team and after becoming a free agent, Renato returned to Argentina to play in San Lorenzo de Almagro during the 2009–2010 league after refusing several offers made by English, German, Spanish, Italian and Belgian teams. On January 13, 2010, the Argentine agreed a contract with OGC Nice.[2]

On 15 July 2013, Civelli joined Turkish Süper Lig for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year contract.[3]

Personal life

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His younger brother, Luciano, was also a professional footballer, had played alongside Civelli for Banfield in the Argentine Primera División before his retirement.

References

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  1. ^ Se retira Renato Civelli y Huracán suma otra baja, tycsports.com, 21 May 2021
  2. ^ "Renato Civelli officiellement niçois". Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
  3. ^ "Renato Civelli Bursaspor da!".
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