Renato Civelli

Renato Civelli

Personal information
Full name	Renato Civelli
Date of birth	(1983-10-14) October 14, 1983
Place of birth	Pehuajó, Argentina
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current team	Lille
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2005	Banfield	62	(2)
2006–2009	Marseille	36	(6)
2007–2008	→ Gimnasia LP (loan)	29	(1)
2009–2010	San Lorenzo	11	(1)
2010–2013	Nice	116	(13)
2013–2015	Bursaspor	52	(4)
2015–	Lille	21	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:58, 29 January 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Renato Civelli (born 14 October 1983 in Pehuajó) is an Argentine football defender who currently plays for Lille OSC in the Ligue 1.

Career

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.

Without a place in the team and after becoming 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.^[1]

On 15 July 2013, Civelli joined Turkish Süper Lig for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year contract.^[2]

Personal life

His younger brother Luciano is also a professional footballer, currently playing for Banfield in the Argentine Primera División.

References

External links

• Career statistics at Irish Times
• (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics at Futbol XXI
• (French) Player Profile
• (English) Marseille stats