Won: Golden Foot with AC Milan Hall of Fame (2019).
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José Altafini
José João Altafini, also known as "Mazzola" in Brazil, is an Italian-Brazilian former footballer, who played as a forward. Although, he began his career with Palmeiras in Brazil, he soon moved to play football in Italy, and is mostly remembered for his highly successful stint with Italian club AC Milan, with which he achieved a great domestic and international success; he later played for Napoli a…
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sports · Brazilian-Italian footballer · association football player · sports commentator · color commentator · dub actor · also José Altafini, José João Altafini, Mazzola, Altafini
Born 24 July 1938 · Q62182
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2019· 1 entry
1980· 1 entry
After a 25-season professional footballing career
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1979· 1 entry
Played for FC Mendrisio (1979–1980) — 20 appearances, 11 goals.
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1976· 3 entries
Played for FC Chiasso (1976–1979) — 60 appearances, 18 goals.
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Altafini briefly played in the National Soccer League with Toronto Italia, where he appeared in the 1976 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
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Altafini had played 459 games in Serie A and had scored 216 goals, although he had scored most of these in the early part of his career
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1975· 1 entry
Won: Serie A with Juventus (1974–75).
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1973· 2 entries
Won: Serie A with Juventus (1972–73).
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Scoring a goal in the quarter-finals of the 1972–73 European Cup against Újpesti Dózsa, and two goals in the semi-final against Derby County
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1972· 1 entry
Played for Juventus FC (1972–1976) — 74 appearances, 25 goals.
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1966· 1 entry
Won: Coppa delle Alpi with Napoli (1966).
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1965· 2 entries
Played for SSC Napoli (1965–1972) — 180 appearances, 71 goals.
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Altafini joined Napoli due to his disagreements with Amarildo and Paolo Ferrario at Milan
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1963· 2 entries
Won: European Cup with AC Milan (1962–63).
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Won award: European Cup top goalscorer (1962–63).
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1962· 2 entries
Won award: Serie A top Goal-scorer (1961–62).
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Won: Serie A with AC Milan (1961–62).
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1961· 2 entries
Won award: Coppa Italia top goal scorer (1960–61).
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Played for Italy men's national association football team (1961–1962) — 6 appearances, 5 goals.
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1959· 1 entry
Won: Serie A with AC Milan (1958–59).
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1958· 3 entries
Won: FIFA World Cup with Brazil (1958).
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Following the World Cup in Sweden; his talent and offensive potential had been noticed by Milan's agents during some friendly matches in Italy against Inter and Fiorentina in preparation for the upcoming tournament, in w
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Played for AC Milan (1958–1965) — 205 appearances, 120 goals.
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1957· 1 entry
Played for Brazil men's national football team (1957–1958) — 8 appearances, 4 goals.
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1956· 1 entry
Played for Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (1956–1958) — 114 appearances, 89 goals.
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1954· 1 entry
Played for Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (1954–1956) — 30 appearances, 2 goals.
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1938· 1 entry
Born 1938-07-24.
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