Milton Buzetto

Milton Buzetto

Personal information
Full name	Milton Buzetto
Date of birth	(1937-11-14)14 November 1937
Place of birth	Piracicaba, Brazil
Date of death	17 September 2018(2018-09-17) (aged 80)
Place of death	Piracicaba, Brazil
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
–1956	Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1956–1958	Palmeiras	46	(0)
1958–1959	→ Noroeste (loan)
1959–1960	→ Bragantino (loan)
1960–1969	Juventus-SP	166	(0)
Managerial career
1971–1975	Juventus-SP
1975–1976	Corinthians
1976–1977	Guarani
1978–1979	Goiás
1979–1980	Mixto
1980–1981	Inter de Limeira
1981–1982	Atlético Paranaense
1982–1983	Maringá AC
1983–1984	Uberaba
1984–1985	Juventus-SP
1985–1987	Comercial-MS
1987–1988	Francana
1993–1994	Paulista
2001	Jabaquara
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 February 2024

Milton Buzetto (14 November 1937 – 17 September 2018), was a Brazilian professional footballer and manager, who played as a defender.

Career

Defender, Milton Buzetto was revealed at Palmeiras, and played for the club from 1956 to 1958, playing in 46 matches. He had spells in Noroeste and Bragantino, until arriving at Juventus in 1960, a club where he played throughout the 1960s and made 166 appearances.

Managerial career

As a coach, he became known as "Rei da Retranca" due to his ultra-defensive style. He started his career at Juventus and played for several Brazilian football clubs, with spells at Corinthians and Athletico Paranaense, and winning state titles with Mixto and Comercial-MS.

Honours

Manager

Juventus

• Asahi International Soccer Tournament: 1974

Mixto

• Campeonato Mato-Grossense: 1979

Comercial-MS

• Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense: 1985

Death

Buzetto passed away in his hometown Piracicaba, 17 September 2018 at the age of 80, due to aortic artery dissection.