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Alejandro Scopelli
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Scopelli Casanova
Date of birth May 12, 1908(1908-05-12)
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
   
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

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Alejandro Scopelli Casanova (12 May 1908 in La Plata23 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.

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