Alejandro Scopelli
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| Alejandro Scopelli | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Alejandro Scopelli Casanova | |
| Date of birth | May 12, 1908 | |
| Place of birth | La Plata, Argentina | |
| Date of death | October 23, 1987 (aged 79) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1928-1933 1933-1935 1936 1936-1937 1938-1939 1939-1941 1941 1941-1943 |
Estudiantes Roma Inter Milan Racing Club Red Star Paris Belenenses Benfica Universidad de Chile |
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| National team | ||
| 1929-1937 1935 |
Argentina Italy |
8 (4) 1 (0) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1939-1941 1941-1945 1947-1948 1948-1949 1949-1950 1950-1952 1952-1955 1955-1956 1957–1959 1962-1963 1963-1964 1964-1965 1966-1967 1970 1972-1974 1978-1979 |
Belenenses Universidad de Chile Belenenses F.C. Porto Deportivo de La Coruña Universidad de Chile RCD Espanyol Sporting CP Granada CF Valencia CF RCD Espanyol Club América Chile Club América Belenenses Club América |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Alejandro Scopelli Casanova (12 May 1908 in La Plata – 23 October 1987 in Mexico City) was an Argentine football player and coach. He played for Argentina between 1929 and 1941, and competed at the inaugural 1930 FIFA World Cup. He also represented the Italian national team on one occasion [1].
[edit] Playing career
Scopelli started his career in Argentina with Estudiantes de La Plata where he became part of the legendary side nicknamed "Los Profesores". In 1931 he scored 31 goals for the team but was beaten to the golden boot by team mate Alberto Zozaya's 33.
In 1933 Scopelli moved to Italy where he played for Roma and Inter Milan. During his time in Italy he played for their national team. In 1936 Scopelli returned to Argentina to play for Racing Club de Avellaneda. In his later career he played for Red Star Paris in France[2], around the start of the Second World War he moved to neutral territory to play for Belenenses and then Benfica in Portugal. In 1942 Scopelli returned to South America to play for Universidad de Chile.
[edit] Managerial career
After retirement he became a manager, coaching many club teams including Club América in Mexico, and Valencia CF RCD Espanyol and Deportivo de La Coruña in Spain, Belenenses[3] Sporting Lisbon and FC Porto in Portugal and Universidad de Chile.
Scopelli also coached at international level, with Chile, Portugal and Mexico.
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Futbol Factory profile (Archived)
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