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Place of birth
  
San Marino

Name
  
Federico Crescentini

Place of death
  
Acapulco, Mexico

Role
  
Football player


Years
  
Team

Height
  
1.82 m

2001–2002
  
Virtus Villa

Playing position
  
Defender

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Date of birth
  
(1982-04-13)April 13, 1982

Date of death
  
December 13, 2006(2006-12-13) (aged 24)

Died
  
December 13, 2006, Acapulco, Mexico

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Federico Crescentini (April 13, 1982 – December 15, 2006) was a Sammarinese football Defender. He was international with his country in eight opportunities.

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Club career

Crescentini played in the Italian amateur leagues before moving to Sanmarinese side Tre Fiori in 2005.

International career

He made his debut for San Marino in a May 2002 friendly match against Estonia, coming on as a substitute for Giacomo Maiani. He earned his 8th and final cap against Ireland in November 2006, substituting Damiano Vannucci.

Death

He died while on holiday in Acapulco, Mexico when he tried to help a friend in trouble, but despite rescuing her, he drowned. He was the third footballer to drown in the course of a single week, after Juventus FC's youth players Riccardo Neri and Alessio Ferramosca drowned at the club's training ground. At the time of his death, he was only 24. His funeral took place at MonteGiardino in San Marino.

References

Federico Crescentini Wikipedia