Federico Crescentini Explained

Federico Crescentini
Birth Date:13 April 1982
Birth Place:San Marino
Death Place:Acapulco, Mexico
Position:Defender
Years1:2001–2002
Years2:2004–2005
Years3:2005–2006
Clubs3:S.P. Tre Fiori
Nationalyears1:2002–2006
Nationalteam1:San Marino
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:13 December 2006
Ntupdate:13 December 2006

Federico Crescentini (13 April 1982 – 15 December 2006) was a Sammarinese football defender. He played eight times for his country's national team.[1]

Club career

Crescentini played in the Italian amateur leagues before moving to Sanmarinese side Tre Fiori in 2005.

International career

He made his debut for San Marino in a May 2002 friendly match against Estonia, coming on as a substitute for Giacomo Maiani. He earned his 8th and final cap against Ireland in November 2006, substituting Damiano Vannucci.

Death

He died while on holiday in Acapulco, Mexico when he tried to help a friend in trouble, but despite rescuing her, he drowned. He was the third footballer to drown in the course of a single week, after Juventus FC's youth players Riccardo Neri and Alessio Ferramosca drowned at the club's training ground. At the time of his death, he was 24. His funeral took place at MonteGiardino in San Marino.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/news/kind=1/newsid=491909.html Sammarinese mourn Crescentini