Wilson da Silva Piazza (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈwiwsõ dɐ ˈsiwvɐ piˈazɐ]; born 25 February 1943 in Ribeirão das Neves[1]), is a former Brazilian footballer. He played as defensive midfielder or centre-back, in particular with Cruzeiro E.C. and the Brazil 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]
 Piazza with Brazil in 1970 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Wilson da Silva Piazza | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 February 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1967–1975 | Brazil | 51 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
International career
editPiazza made 51 appearances for the Brazil national team between 1967 and 1975.[1] He played for his nation in both the 1970 and 1974 World Cups, appearing in six games in 1970, including the 4–1 final victory over Italy.[4]
Honours
edit- Taça Brasil: 1966
- Copa Libertadores: 1976
- Campeonato Mineiro: 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977
International
editBrazil
Individual
edit- Brazilian Silver Ball: 1972
References
edit- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
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