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Júlio Herculano Pedroso,[2] known as Júlio Mazzei, was a Brazilian soccer coach. He is perhaps best known for bringing Pele to New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League.
He was a Physical Education teacher trained in São Carlos[3][4] and a coach for Santos in the 1960s. He established a new type of football training, using new methods, such as Circuit Training, created in 1958.[5]
With Santos he won the Campeonato Paulista in 1967, 1968, 1969 and 1973, the Recopa Sudamericana in 1968 and the Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa in 1968.
in 1965, he was a coach of the Brazil B national team.
He coached the Cosmos to the NASL title with a 1–0 victory over the Seattle Sounders in Soccer Bowl '82.
He died in 2009, aged 78.[6]
References
- ^ "Folha de S.Paulo - Júlio Herculano Pedroso Mazzei (1930-2009): Professor de educação física e preparador de Pelé - 12/05/2009".
- ^ "Globoesporte.com > Futebol - NOTÍCIAS - Aos 78 anos, morre Júlio Mazzei". globoesporte.globo.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2009.
- ^ "A Gazeta Esportiva (SP) - 1955 a 1958 - DocReader Web". memoria.bn.br.
- ^ "A Gazeta Esportiva (SP) - 1955 a 1958 - DocReader Web". memoria.bn.br.
- ^ "A Gazeta Esportiva (SP) - 1955 a 1958 - DocReader Web". memoria.bn.br.
- ^ Lewis, Michael (12 May 2009). "Revered Prof. Julio Mazzei, coach of Cosmos, dies at 78". Daily News. New York. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
Links
- Michael Lewis: Passing of a Legend: Prof. Mazzei, confidante of Pele, former Cosmos coach, passes away, Big Apple Soccer, 11 May 2009.
- Júlio Mazzei: Ex-Professor de Educação Física, Que fim levou?, Terceiro Tempo, (per 30 October 2016).
- Josmar F. Lopes: Julio Mazzei, the Cosmos and the Untold Story of the Man behind the Glasses, Reviews by Josmar Lopes, 7 April 2016.
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