Amílcar Barbuy

Amílcar Barbuy
Personal information
Full name	Amílcar Barbuy
Date of birth	29 March 1893
Place of birth	Rio das Pedras, Brazil
Date of death	24 August 1965 (aged 72)
Place of death	São Paulo, Brazil
Position(s)	Central Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1913–1922	Corinthians
1923–1930	Palestra Itália
1931–1932	Lazio
International career
1916–1924	Brazil
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Brazil
South American Championship
	*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

^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Amílcar" (in Portuguese). Pelé.net. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
^ "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.

External links

Amílcar Barbuy at WorldFootball.net
Amílcar Barbuy at National-Football-Teams.com
Pelé.Net Archived 14 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
Milton Neves^{[permanent dead link]}

[miltoneves-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.

[pelenet-2] "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.

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