Roberto Néstor Sensini

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Personal information
Néstor Sensini
Full name	Roberto Néstor Sensini
Date of birth	October 12, 1966 (age 40)
Place of birth	Arroyo Seco, Argentina
Height	179 cm
Nickname	Boquita
Playing position	Manager (former defender)
Club information
Current club	none
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
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
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Competitor for Argentina
Olympic medal record
Men's Football
Silver	1996 Atlanta	Team Competition

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, at the age of 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
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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Statistics

	Argentina squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finalists
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

	Argentina squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup
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

	Argentina squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup Runners-up
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