Amílcar Barbuy

Amílcar Barbuy (born 29 March 1893 – died 24 August 1965) was an Italian Brazilian[1] football player and manager. A talented and well-rounded midfielder, he was known for his commanding presence, pinpoint tackling, ability to read the game, powerful kicks and great long passes and was one of the greatest players of Corinthians.

Amílcar Barbuy
Personal information
Full name Amílcar Barbuy
Date of birth (1893-03-29)29 March 1893
Place of birth Rio das Pedras, Brazil
Date of death 24 August 1965(1965-08-24) (aged 72)
Place of death São Paulo, Brazil
Position(s) Central Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1913–1922 Corinthians 208 (89)
1923–1930 Palestra Itália 100 (11)
1931–1932 Lazio 1 (0)
National team
1916–1924 Brazil 19 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

For some veteran Corinthians supporters, Amílcar was the second most skilled and gifted Brazilian footballer, only behind Pelé.

He also played for Palestra Itália and Lazio, becoming the first Brazilian in the Italian Football.[2] At the age of 38, he became the oldest player ever to debut in the Italian Serie A in 1932, a record which was only broken in 2016 by Maurizio Pugliesi, at the age of 39.[3]

He played 19 games for Brazil, scoring five goals.[1] He managed Lazio,[2] São Paulo, Palestra Itália,[2] Corinthians,[1] Portuguesa,[1] Portuguesa Santista[1] and Atlético Mineiro.[1]

References
  1. "Amílcar Barbuy (ex-atacante e médio do Corinthians, Palmeiras e Lazio)" (in Portuguese). Milton Neves. 17 September 2008. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  2. "Amílcar" (in Portuguese). Pelé.net. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
  3. "Debutto in Serie A a quasi 40 anni per un ex Lega Pro". Tuttolegapro (in Italian). Retrieved 17 November 2016.
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