Amílcar Barbuy

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)
International career
1916–1924 Brazil 19 (5)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
South American Championship
Winner 1919 Brazil
Winner 1922 Brazil
Third place 1916 Argentina
Third place 1917 Uruguay
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Amílcar Barbuy (29 March 1893 – 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. He was one of the greatest players of Corinthians.

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 1931, 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. ^ a b c d e f "Amílcar Barbuy (ex-atacante e médio do Corinthians, Palmeiras e Lazio)" (in Portuguese). Milton Neves. 17 September 2008. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Amílcar" (in Portuguese). Pelé.net. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
  3. ^ "Debutto in Serie A a quasi 40 anni per un ex Lega Pro". Tuttolegapro (in Italian). Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2016.