Alejandro Scopelli
 Scopelli in 1931 | ||||||||||||||||
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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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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||||
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]
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 23 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[]
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[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alejandro Scopelli. |
- "Futbol Factory profile" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
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- 1908 births
- 1987 deaths
- Sportspeople from La Plata
- Argentine people of Italian descent
- Argentine footballers
- Italian footballers
- Italy international footballers
- Citizens of Italy through descent
- Estudiantes de La Plata footballers
- A.S. Roma players
- Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers
- Red Star F.C. players
- C.F. Os Belenenses players
- Serie A players
- Ligue 2 players
- Universidad de Chile footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Chile
- Expatriate football managers in Chile
- Expatriate football managers in Mexico
- Argentina international footballers
- Argentine football managers
- Argentine expatriate football managers
- RC Celta de Vigo managers
- Granada CF managers
- RCD Espanyol managers
- Valencia CF managers
- Club América managers
- C.F. Os Belenenses managers
- Deportivo de La Coruña managers
- Expatriate football managers in Portugal
- Expatriate football managers in Spain
- Dual internationalists (football)
- 1930 FIFA World Cup players
- Copa América-winning players
- Association football forwards