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Alejandro Scopelli Casanova (Spanish pronunciation: [aleˈxandɾo eskoˈpeli], Italian: [skoˈpɛlli]; 12 May 1908 – 23 October 1987) was an Italian Argentine football player and coach. A striker, he played for Argentina between 1929 and 1941, and competed at the inaugural 1930 FIFA World Cup. He also represented the Italy national football team on one occasion.[1][2]
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| Full name | Alejandro Scopelli Casanova | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1908 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | La Plata, Argentina | |||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 23 October 1987 (aged 79) | |||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Mexico City, Mexico | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 1928–1933 | Estudiantes | 68 | (45) | |||||||||||||
| 1933–1935 | Roma | 63 | (24) | |||||||||||||
| 1936 | Racing Club | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 1936–1937 | Red Star | ? | (24) | |||||||||||||
| 1938–1939 | RCF Paris | |||||||||||||||
| 1939–1941 | Belenenses | |||||||||||||||
| 1941 | Universidad de Chile | |||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||
| 1929–1937 | Argentina | 8 | (4) | |||||||||||||
| 1935 | Italy | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||
| 1939–1941 | Belenenses | |||||||||||||||
| 1941–1945 | Universidad de Chile | |||||||||||||||
| 1947–1948 | Belenenses | |||||||||||||||
| 1948–1949 | Porto | |||||||||||||||
| 1949–1950 | Deportivo La Coruña | |||||||||||||||
| 1950–1952 | Universidad de Chile | |||||||||||||||
| 1952–1954 | Español | |||||||||||||||
| 1955–1956 | Sporting CP | |||||||||||||||
| 1956–1957 | Celta | |||||||||||||||
| 1957–1959 | Granada | |||||||||||||||
| 1962–1963 | Valencia | |||||||||||||||
| 1963–1964 | Espanyol | |||||||||||||||
| 1964–1965 | América | |||||||||||||||
| 1966–1967 | Chile | |||||||||||||||
| 1970 | América | |||||||||||||||
| 1972–1974 | Belenenses | |||||||||||||||
| 1978–1979 | América | |||||||||||||||
Honours
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||
Playing career
Born in La Plata, 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. During this time he took the Italian citizenship (as oriundo) and played for the Italy 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,[3] 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.
Managerial career
After retirement he became a manager, coaching many club teams including Club América in Mexico, and Valencia CF Español and Deportivo de La Coruña in Spain, Belenenses[4] Sporting CP and FC Porto in Portugal and Universidad de Chile.
Scopelli was the Sporting CP manager in the inaugural game of European Cup on 4 September 1955 against FK Partizan Belgrade.
Scopelli also coached at international level, with Chile, Portugal and Mexico.
Death
Scopelli died in Mexico City on 22 October 1987, aged 79.
Career statistics
International goals
- Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Scopelli goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 16 November 1929 | Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Uruguay | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 26 July 1930 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay |  United States | 2–1 | 6–1 | 1930 FIFA World Cup |
| 3. | 9 January 1937 | Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Paraguay | 1–0 | 6–1 | 1937 South American Championship |
| 4. | 4–0 |
See also
- Oriundo
References
- rsssf
- "Players Appearing for Two or More Countries". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- Les Joueurs du Red Star de A à Z
- Lista de treinadores da equipa principal [dead link] (in Portuguese)
External links
- "Futbol Factory profile" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
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На других языках
- [en] Alejandro Scopelli
[es] Alejandro Scopelli
Alejandro Scopelli Casanova (La Plata, Buenos Aires; 12 de mayo de 1908 - México DF, México; 18 de octubre de 1987)[1] fue un futbolista y entrenador argentino naturalizado italiano. Comenzó su carrera profesional jugando para Estudiantes de La Plata y se desempeñó en diversos clubes del fútbol europeo. También integró el Seleccionado argentino en el primer Campeonato Mundial de Fútbol, en Uruguay 1930.[2][fr] Alejandro Scopelli
Alejandro Scopelli Casanova est un footballeur argentin et italien, né le 12 mai 1908 à La Plata (Argentine), et mort le 23 octobre 1987 à Mexico (Mexique).[it] Alejandro Scopelli
Alejandro Scopelli Casanova (La Plata, 12 maggio 1908 – Città del Messico, 23 ottobre 1987) è stato un allenatore di calcio e calciatore argentino naturalizzato italiano[1], di ruolo attaccante.[ru] Скопелли, Алехандро
Алеха́ндро Скопе́лли Касано́ва (исп. Alejandro Scopelli Casanova; 12 мая 1908, Ла-Плата — 23 октября 1987, Мехико) — аргентинский футболист и тренер, нападающий. Участник первого чемпионата мира по футболу.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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