Renato Civelli

Renato Civelli

Personal information
Full name	Renato Civelli
Date of birth	October 14, 1983 (1983-10-14)
Place of birth	Pehuajó, Argentina
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	OGC Nice
Number	2
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2005	Banfield	62	(2)
2006–2009	Marseille	109	(8)
2007–2008	→ Gimnasia LP (loan)	29	(1)
2008–2009	Marseille	14	(2)
2009–2010	San Lorenzo	11	(1)
2010	→ OGC Nice (loan)	17	(1)
2010–	OGC Nice	47	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 29, 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Renato Civelli (born 14 October 1983 in Pehuajó) is an Argentine football defender who currently plays for OGC Nice.

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.

Personal life

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

External links

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