José Altafini

José Altafini

Altafini in 1974
Personal information
Full name	José João Altafini
Date of birth	(1938-07-24) 24 July 1938 (age 86)
Place of birth	Piracicaba, Brazil
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1956–1958	Palmeiras	114	(89)
1958–1965	AC Milan	205	(120)
1965–1972	Napoli	180	(71)
1972–1976	Juventus	74	(25)
1976	Toronto Italia
1976–1979	Chiasso	60	(18)
1979–1980	Mendrisiostar	20	(11)
Total		653	(334)
National team
1957–1958	Brazil	8	(4)
1961–1962	Italy	6	(5)
Honours Men's Football Representing  Brazil FIFA World Cup Winner 1958 Sweden
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

José Altafini (born 24 August 1938) is a former Brazilian-Italian football player. He has played for the Brazil national team and the Italian national team.

Career statistics

In Italy

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[1]^[2]^[3]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
AC Milan	1958–59	32	28	4	4	–	–	2	2	38	34
	1959–60	33	20	–	–	4	2	2	4	39	26
	1960–61	34	22	2	4	–	–	2	0	38	26
	1961–62	33	22	–	–	2	0	–	–	35	22
	1962–63	31	11	2	1	9	14	4	5	46	31
	1963–64	30	14	1	0	4	4	3	1	38	19
	1964–65	12	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	12	3
	Total	205	120	9	9	19	20	13	12	246	161
Napoli	1965–66	34	14	2	1	-	-	5	7	41	22
	1966–67	27	16	1	1	5	1	–	–	33	18
	1967–68	29	13	2	1	3	3	–	–	34	17
	1968–69	21	5	4	2	3	1	–	–	28	8
	1969–70	15	8	3	0	3	0	5	3	26	11
	1970–71	25	7	11	4	–	–	–	–	36	11
	1971–72	29	8	5	2	2	0	–	–	36	10
	Total	180	71	28	11	16	5	10	10	234	97
Juventus	1972–73	23	9	6	0	6	3	–	–	35	12
	1973–74	21	7	8	2	2	1	1	0	32	10
	1974–75	20	8	6	0	9	5	–	–	35	13
	1975–76	10	1	4	1	3	0	–	–	17	2
	Total	74	25	24	3	20	9	1	0	119	37
Career total		459	216	61	23	55	34	24	22	599	295

*European competitions include the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup & UEFA Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[4]^[5]^[6]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Brazil	1957	3	2
	1958	5	2
Total		8	4

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[7]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Italy	1961	2	1
	1962	4	4
Total		6	5

Honours

Club

AC Milan^[8]

• Serie A: 1958–59, 1961–62
• European Cup: 1962–63

Juventus^[9][10]

• Serie A: 1972–73, 1974–75

Napoli^[9]

• Coppa delle Alpi: 1966

International

Brazil^[9][6]

• FIFA World Cup: 1958

Individual

• Coppa Italia top Goal-scorer: 1960–61^[11][12]
• Serie A top Goal-scorer: 1961–62^[11]
• European Cup top goalscorer: 1962–63^[11]
• AC Milan Hall of Fame^[11]
• Golden Foot: 2019, as football legend

References

1. Davide Rota (5 November 2005). "Brazilian Players and Coaches in Italy". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
2. Marcel Haisma (15 February 2004). "José João Altafini - Matches in European Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
3. "José Altafini" (in Italian). www.myjuve.it. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
4. "Altafini, José João 'Mazzola'". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
5. "José Altafini – Carriera in Nazionale" (in Italian). www.myjuve.it. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
6. "Altafini". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
7. "Nazionale in cifre: Altafini, José". figc.it (in Italian). FIGC. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
8. "Hall of Fame: José Altafini". milanworld.net. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
9. Stefano Bedeschi. "Gli eroi in bianconero: Josè ALTAFINI" (in Italian). TuttoJuve. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
10. "José Altafini – Palmarés" (in Italian). www.myjuve.it. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
11. "A.C. Milan Hall of Fame: Josè Altafini". A.C. Milan. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
12. Roberto Di Maggio; Davide Rota (4 June 2015). "Italy - Coppa Italia Top Scorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 29 October 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.