José Altafini
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.
Altafini in 1974 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José João Altafini | ||
| Date of birth | 24 July 1938 (aged 87) | ||
| Place of birth | Piracicaba, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | 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) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
In Italy
| 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
Honours
Club
AC Milan[6]
Napoli[4]
- Coppa delle Alpi: 1966
Individual
- Coppa Italia top Goal-scorer: 1960–61[8][9]
- Serie A top Goal-scorer: 1961–62[8]
- European Cup top goalscorer: 1962–63[8]
- AC Milan Hall of Fame[8]
- Golden Foot: 2019, as football legend
José Altafini Media
Altafini playing for AC Milan
Altafini (top row, center) with AC Milan in the 1961–62 season
Altafini with Juventus in the 1972–73 season
References
- ↑ Davide Rota (5 November 2005). "Brazilian Players and Coaches in Italy". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ↑ Marcel Haisma (15 February 2004). "José João Altafini - Matches in European Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ↑ "José Altafini" (in italiano). www.myjuve.it. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Stefano Bedeschi. "Gli eroi in bianconero: Josè ALTAFINI" (in italiano). TuttoJuve. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ↑ "Altafini". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ↑ "Hall of Fame: José Altafini". milanworld.net. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ↑ "José Altafini – Palmarés" (in italiano). www.myjuve.it. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "A.C. Milan Hall of Fame: Josè Altafini". A.C. Milan. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ↑ 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.