:Renato Corsi

{{short description|American soccer player}}

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| name = Renato Corsi

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| fullname = Renato Corsi

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|1|24}}

| birth_place = Manhattan, New York, United States

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| position = Striker

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| years1 = 1983–1987 | years2 = 1987–1988 | years3 = 1988–1989 | years4 = 1990–1993 | years5 = 1993–1994 | years6 = 1994–1995

| clubs1 = Argentinos Juniors | clubs2 = Instituto de Córdoba | clubs3 = Deportivo Armenio | clubs4 = Atlanta | clubs5 = Deportivo Morón | clubs6 = Fort Lauderdale Strikers

| caps1 = 53 | goals1 = 2 | caps2 = 42 | goals2 = 1 | caps3 = | goals3 = | caps4 = | goals4 = | caps5 = | goals5 = | caps6 = | goals6 =

| pcupdate = 28 October 2007

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Renato Corsi (born January 24, 1963) is an American retired soccer player who played as a forward. He was the first American to play in the Primera División Argentina.

Corsi rose to fame as part of the Argentinos Juniors team of the early 1980s that won back-to-back championships in the Metropolitano 1984 and the Nacional 1985. They went on to win the Copa Libertadores in 1985,[https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/copalibcol.html rsssf: Copa Libertadores finals featuring Colombian clubs] also claiming the 1985 Copa Interamericana and playing in the Copa Intercontinental against Juventus of Italy.

Later in his career, Corsi played for a number of other clubs in Argentina including Instituto de Córdoba, Deportivo Armenio, Club Atlético Atlanta, and Deportivo Morón.

In 1994, Corsi returned to his country of birth where he played for Fort Lauderdale Strikers.

After retiring as a footballer, Corsi went on to become a soccer agent.

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