Vicente Feola
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| Full name | Vicente Ítalo Feola | ||
| Date of birth | 20 November 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
| Place of death | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
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| Years | Team | ||
| 1937–1938 | São Paulo FC | ||
| 1939 | São Paulo FC | ||
| 1941–1942 | São Paulo FC | ||
| 1948–1949 | São Paulo FC | ||
| 1947–1950 | São Paulo FC | ||
| 1955–1956 | São Paulo FC | ||
| 1958 | Brazil | ||
| 1959 | São Paulo FC | ||
| 1961 | Boca Juniors | ||
| 1966 | Brazil | ||
Vicente Ítalo Feola (20 November 1909 – 6 November 1975) was a Brazilian football manager and coach who lived in São Paulo. He became famous for leading the Brazilians to their first FIFA World Cup title in 1958.
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Biography
Feola was born in São Paulo to Italian parents.
As São Paulo FC coach, Feola won the 1948 and 1949 Campeonato Paulista. As Seleção boss in 1958, Feola introduced a 17-year-old Pele to the footballing world, winning the FIFA World Cup in Sweden, the first and to date only time a non-European side has won a World Cup on European soil. The team trained in Hindås in Sweden during the tournament (pictured). Feola was appointed manager of Argentine club Boca Juniors briefly in 1961. He returned as coach of the Brazilian national team in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Under his command, Brazil played 74 times, having won 55 games, tied 13 and lost 6 times. He died in 1975 aged 65.
World Cup
In first round of 1966 FIFA World Cup, Brazil lost their second game against Hungary.[1] Pelé although still recovering, was brought back for the last crucial match against Portugal for which Feola, panicked. He changed the entire defense, including the goalkeeper. In the attack, he maintained Jairzinho and substituted the other two players. In the midfield, he returned to the formation of the first match, even knowing that Pelé was still recovering from his serious injuries.[2][3]
Honours
Club
- Campeonato Paulista 1948, 1949
International
- Brazil (Manager)
References
- ↑ 1966 FIFA World Cup England FIFA Retrieved 8 May 2011
- ↑ http://www.v-brazil.com/culture/sports/world-cup/1966-England.html
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Further reading
- Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 2 – Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
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| Preceded by | FIFA World Cup winning managers 1958 |
Succeeded by Aymoré Moreira |
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- 1909 births
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- São Paulo FC players
- São Paulo Futebol Clube managers
- Brazilian people of Italian descent
- Brazilian football managers
- Brazil national football team managers
- Sportspeople from São Paulo (city)
- 1958 FIFA World Cup managers
- 1966 FIFA World Cup managers
- FIFA World Cup-winning managers
- Boca Juniors managers
- Expatriate football managers in Argentina
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