Raffaele Costantino

Raffaele Costantino
	Costantino with A.S. Roma
Personal information
Date of birth	14 June 1907
Place of birth	Bari, Italy
Date of death	3 June 1991 (aged 83)
Place of death	Milan, Italy
Position(s)	Striker, Right Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team
1922–1927	Liberty Bari
1927–1930	Bari
1930–1935	Roma
1935–1939	Bari
International career
1929–1933	Italy
Managerial career
1939–1940	Bari
1940–1941	Bari (assistant)
1942–1943	Bari
1944–1945	Bari
1946–1947	Foggia
1949	Lecce
1951	Bari (assistant)
1951	Bari
1954–1955	Lecce
1955–1957	Fidelis Andria
1957	Molfetta
Medal record
Italy
Central European International Cup
Central European International Cup
Central European International Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Raffaele Costantino (Italian pronunciation: [raffaˈɛːle kostanˈtiːno]; 14 June 1907 – 3 June 1991) was an Italian footballer from Bari, Apulia who played as a forward. At club level he played for hometown side AS Bari where he is remembered in high regard, he also played for a period of time at Roma.

Costantino earned the distinction of being the first ever Serie B player to be called up to the Italy national football team in 1930, he also scored in that game. All together he appeared for the national side twenty-three times and scored eight goals. He was also one of 9 players being part of both the 1927–30 Central European International Cup, the 1931-32 Central European International Cup & the 1933–35 Central European International Cup successful campaigns.

By the time he retired in 1939, Costantino was the all-time top scorer for Bari, today he is 5th in the club's all-time scoring records.^[1]

He manager Bari on several occasions as well as several other clubs.^[2]