Wilson Piazza
Appearance
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Wilson da Silva Piazza | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | February 25, 1943 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ribeirão das Neves, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre Back / Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Renascença | |||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1961–1963 | Renascença | ||||||||||||||||
1963–1979 | Cruzeiro | 566 | (40) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1969–1975 | Brazil | 45 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Wilson da Silva Piazza (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈwiwsõ dɐ ˈsiwvɐ piˈazɐ]; born 25 February 1943 in Ribeirão das Neves[1]), is a former Brazilian footballer. He played as defensive midfielder and centre-back, in particular with Cruzeiro E.C. and the Brazilian national team.
He was a member of the Brazilian team that won the 1970 World Cup.[2]
He was a member of the Cruzeiro team which won the 1976 Copa Libertadores.[3]
National team
Piazza made 47 appearances for the Brazilian national team between 1969 and 1975.[1] He played for them in both the 1970 and 1974 World Cups, appearing in six games in 1970, including the final.[4]
Honours
- Taça Brasil: 1966
- Copa Libertadores 1976
- Campeonato Mineiro (Minas Gerais State championship): 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977
International
Brazil
Individual
- Brazilian Silver Ball: 1972
References
- ^ a b Wilson Piazza at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Gwidon Naskrent, Roberto Di Maggio and José Luis Pierrend (17 September 2010). "World Cup Champions Squads 1930 - 2010". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ^ 1976 Copa Libertadores at RSSSF
- ^ "Wilson Piazza". List of FIFA competition appearances. FIFA. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from June 2011
- 1943 births
- Brazilian footballers
- Brazilian people of Italian descent
- Living people
- Association football midfielders
- Association football defenders
- 1970 FIFA World Cup players
- 1974 FIFA World Cup players
- 1975 Copa América players
- FIFA World Cup-winning players
- Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players
- Brazil international footballers
- People from Ribeirão das Neves
- Brazilian football midfielder stubs