Amílcar Barbuy

Amílcar Barbuy (29 March 1893 – 24 August 1965) was an Italian Brazilian football player and manager.^[1]

Amílcar Barbuy

Personal information
Full name	Amílcar Barbuy
Date of birth	(1893-03-29)29 March 1893
Place of birth	Rio das Pedras, Brazil
Date of death	24 August 1965(1965-08-24) (aged 72)
Place of death	São Paulo, Brazil
Position(s)	Central Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1913–1922	Corinthians	208	(89)
1923–1930	Palestra Itália	100	(11)
1931–1932	Lazio	1	(0)
International career
1916–1924	Brazil	19	(5)
Managerial career
1915–1923	Corinthians
1924–1929	Palestra Itália
1931–1932	Lazio
1931–1932	Corinthians
1939–1940	São Paulo
1931–1932	Corinthians
Medal record Men's football Representing  Brazil South American Championship Winner 1919 Brazil Winner 1922 Brazil 1916 Argentina 1917 Uruguay
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

He also played for Palestra Itália and later Lazio at the age of 38,^[2][3] becoming the oldest player ever to debut in the Italian Serie A in 1931, a record that was only broken in 2016 by Maurizio Pugliesi, at the age of 39.^[3][4]

International career

He was the first player in the history of Corinthians to play for the Brazilian national football team, making 19 appearances and scoring five goals.^[1][5]

Managerial career

After ending his playing career, he pursued coaching.^[1] He managed Lazio,^[1][2] São Paulo, Palestra Itália, Corinthians,^[1] Portuguesa,^[1] Portuguesa Santista,^[1] and Atlético Mineiro.^[1]

Playing style

A striker turned skilful midfielder, he is considered one of the greatest players in the history of Corinthians.^[1][5]

Honours

Players

Corinthians

• Campeonato Paulista: 1914, 1916, 1922, 1923

Palestra Itália

• Campeonato Paulista: 1926, 1927

Brazil

• Copa América: 1919, 1922

Manager

Corinthians

• Campeonato Paulista: 1916, 1937

Palestra Itália

• Campeonato Paulista: 1926, 1927