Amílcar Barbuy

Amílcar

Personal information
Full name	Amílcar Barbuy
Date of birth	March 29, 1893
Place of birth	Rio das Pedras, Brazil
Date of death	August 24, 1965 (aged 72)
Place of death	São Paulo, Brazil
Playing position	Central Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1913–1922	Corinthians	208	(89)
1923–1930	Palestra Itália	100	(11)
1931–1932	Lazio	1	(0)
National team^‡
1916–1924	Brazil	19	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:01, 19 March 2007 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:01, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Amílcar Barbuy (born March 29, 1893 in Rio das Pedras, SP - died August 24, 1965 in São Paulo, SP) was an Italian Brazilian^[1] football player and manager. He was known for his commanding presence, pinpoint tackling, ability to read the game, powerful kicks and great long passes and 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.

Also played for Palestra Itália and Lazio, becoming the first Brazilian in the Italian Football.^[2]

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

1. "Amílcar Barbuy (ex-atacante e médio do Corinthians, Palmeiras e Lazio)" (in Portuguese). Milton Neves. 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
2. "Amílcar" (in Portuguese). Pelé.net. Retrieved 2008-11-27.

External links

• Pelé.Net
• Milton Neves