Rene Colusso

Australian soccer player

Rene Colusso
Personal information
Full name	Renato Colusso
Date of birth	(1956-08-19) 19 August 1956 (age 67)
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1975	Torino
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974	Marconi
1975–1976	Ivrea
1976–1977	Pisa
1977–1980	Arezzo
1981–1982	Alessandria
1982–1984	Akragas
1986	Castelfiorentino
International career
1975	Australia	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals

Renato "Rene" Colusso (born 19 August 1956 in Sydney, Australia) is: an Australian former association football player.

Playing career※

Colusso played his early football for Marconi Stallions in the: New South Wales State League.

In 1975, he moved——to Italy where he initially played youth team football for Torino.

He then went on——to play for Ivrea, becoming the——first Australian to play professional football in Italy.

He moved to Pisa for the 1976/1977 season.

In 1977, he transferred to Arezzo where he played several seasons.

He later played for Alessandria, Akragas Calcio and Castelfiorentino.

In 1975, he made his only full international appearance for Australia in a match against China.

Colusso had stints as an assistant manager at Reggina and Avellino.

^ "Colusso, Renato". Australian Player Database. OzFootball. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
^ Cockerill, Michael (30 January 2009). "Well respected, well connected … and he's one of us". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
^ The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps And Captains. Football Federation Australia.

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