Record-Scoring Goalkeeper Rogerio Ceni Named Cruzeiro Coach
12th August 2019
Despite being a keeper, Rogerio Ceni, 46, found fame in his playing days for scoring 131 goals in his career -- 69 penalties, 61 free-kciks and one goal in open play
- Record goal-scoring goalkeeper Rogerio Ceni was named as the new coach of Brazilian side Cruzeiro on Sunday, three days after the struggling Belo Horizonte club sacked Mano Menezes
RIO DE JANEIRO,
Brazil- Record goal-scoring goalkeeper Rogerio Ceni was named as the new
coach of Brazilian side Cruzeiro on Sunday, three days after the struggling
Belo Horizonte club sacked Mano Menezes.
Despite being a keeper, Rogerio Ceni, 46, found fame in his
playing days for scoring 131 goals in his career -- 69 penalties, 61 free-kciks
and one goal in open play.
He was previously coach of Fortaleza who he took to
promotion last season.
Cruzeiro are in 17th place in the table with just one win in
their last 18 games in all competitions.
Rogerio played 1,237 games for Sao Paulo but as a coach with
the club, he lasted just seven months in 2016.