José Altafini

Brazilian-Italian footballer

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.

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

Career statistics

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In Italy

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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

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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

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AC Milan[8]

Juventus[9][10]

Napoli[9]

International

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Brazil[9][6]

Individual

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References

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  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. 6.0 6.1 "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. 9.0 9.1 9.2 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. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "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.