Emanuele Del Vecchio
Brazilian footballer and manager (1934–1995)
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Emanuele Del Vecchio (24 September 1934[3] – 7 October 1995[3]) was a Brazilian football forward, who played for the Brazil national team.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Emanuele Del Vecchio | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | São Vicente, São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 7 October 1995 (aged 61) | ||
| Place of death | Santos, São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1957 | Santos | 180[2] | (105) |
| 1957–1958 | Verona | 27 | (13) |
| 1959–1961 | Napoli | 68 | (27) |
| 1961–1962 | Padova | 21 | (8) |
| 1962 | Milan | 9 | (3) |
| 1962–1963 | Padova | 4 | (0) |
| 1963–1964 | Boca Juniors | 6 | (3) |
| 1964–1967 | São Paulo | 69 | (34) |
| 1967 | Bangu | ||
| 1968–1970 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| International career | |||
| 1956–1957 | Brazil | 9 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1984 | Santos | ||
| 1986 | Internacional de Limeira | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Born in São Vicente, São Paulo, Del Vecchio started his career in 1954, defending Santos,[4] and being part of the squad that won the Campeonato Paulista in 1955 and in 1956,[3] finishing as that competition's top goalscorer with 23 goals in 1955.[5] He then transferred to Italy, where he scored 13 goals in the 27 Italian Serie A games he played for Verona.[1] Del Vecchio then played 68 Italian League games and scored 27 goals for Napoli, before moving to Padova, where he scored eight goals in 21 games.[1] After joining Milan, he won the local league in 1962,[3] and scored three goals in the nine games he played for the club.[1] Del Vecchio returned to Padova in 1962, playing four more games for the club.[6] He played six Argentine League games and scored three goals for Boca Juniors of Argentina,[1] before returning to Brazil where he played for São Paulo, Bangu and Atlético Paranaense before retiring.[3]
International career
Del Vecchio played nine games and scored a goal for the Brazil national team in 1956 and 1957.[7] Among the games he played include four appearances in the South American Championship in 1956, where the Brazilian team managed a fourth–place finish.[4] Del Vecchio played his first game on 24 January 1956, against Chile, scoring his only goal for the national team on 16 June 1957, against Portugal.[7] He played his last game on 10 July 1957, against Argentina.[7] Defending his country, he won the Roca Cup in 1957.[7]
Honours
Club
- Campeonato Paulista: 1955, 1956
International
- Roca Cup: 1957
Individual
- Campeonato Paulista top goalscorer: 1955