Agostinho Zeola

Zeola

Personal information
Full name	Agostinho Zeola
Date of birth	(1934-05-15)15 May 1934
Place of birth	Álvares Machado, Brazil
Date of death	13 March 2014(2014-03-13) (aged 79)
Place of death	Bauru, Brazil
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Jaboticabal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1952–1954	Noroeste
1954	São Paulo
1955–1957	Juventus-SP	155	(55)
1957–1958	Napoli
1959–1961	Juventus-SP
1961–1962	Palmeiras	44	(13)
1963	Independiente
1964	Guarani
1964	Fluminense
1965	Junior
1966–1968	Tupã
International career
1961	Brazil	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 January 2024

Agostinho Zeola (15 May 1934 – 13 March 2014), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

A born goalscorer, Agostinho Zeola gained prominence by being the main player in the Noroeste title in the second division of São Paulo (current Série A2), where he was top scorer and decided the final match with two goals. He had a brief spell at São Paulo and eventually moved to Juventus, where he also made history by making 155 appearances and scoring 55 goals.^[1] He played for other prominent teams around the world such as Napoli, Independiente and Junior Barranquilla, as well as Palmeiras, Fluminense, Guarani and Tupã, where he ended his career in 1969.^[2][3][4]

International career

Zeola played just one match for Brazil in 1961, in the Taça Oswaldo Cruz against Paraguay.^[5]

Honours

Noroeste

• Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 1953

Independiente

• Argentine Primera División: 1963

Brazil

• Taça Oswaldo Cruz: 1961

Death

Zeola died on 13 March 2014 in his living quarters, in a nursing home in the city of Bauru, at the age of 79.^[6]

References

1. Angelo Agarelli; Fernando Galuppo; Vicente Romano Netto (2012). Glórias de um Moleque Travesso (in Portuguese). Editora BB. ISBN 978-8562716102.
2. "Jogadores do Palmeiras: Zeola". Verdazzo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
3. "Que fim levou? Zeola". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
4. "Entrevista da semana: Agostinho Zeola". jcnet.com.br (in Portuguese). 28 December 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
5. "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1961-1963". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
6. "Ex-jogador do Noroeste, Agostinho Zeola morre aos 79 anos em Bauru". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 14 March 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2024.

External links

• Zeola at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)