Emanuele Del Vecchio

Emanuele Del Vecchio, commonly known as Del Vecchio (24 September 1934[3] – 7 October 1995[3]), was a Brazilian football forward, who played for the Brazilian national team.

Del Vecchio
Personal information
Full name Emanuele Del Vecchio
Date of birth (1934-09-24)24 September 1934
Place of birth São Vicente, São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death 7 October 1995(1995-10-07) (aged 61)
Place of death Santos, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing position(s) 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
National team
1956–1957 Brazil 9 (1)
Teams managed
1984 Santos
1986 Internacional de Limeira
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 Brazilian national team between 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 1955.[7]

Honours

Club

Milan

Santos

International

Brazil

Individual
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References
  1. "Del Vecchio Emanuele" (in Italian). Enciclopedia del Calcio. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. pp. 54–55. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
  4. "Del Vecchio - Atacante" (in Portuguese). CBF. 17 January 2008. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  5. "Artilheiros da história" (in Portuguese). Folha Online. 17 January 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  6. "Brazilian Players and Coaches in Italy". RSSSF. 17 January 2008. Archived from the original on 22 September 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  7. Napoleão, Antônio Carlos; Assaf, Roberto (2006). Seleção Brasileira 1914-2006. São Paulo: Mauad X. p. 245. ISBN 85-7478-186-X.
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