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Dino Sani (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈdʒinu ˈsɐni], Italian: [ˈdiːno ˈsaːni]; born 23 May 1932) is a Brazilian former footballer and coach. Sani was an experienced playmaking central midfielder with goalscoring prowess, and a "team player", who was well known for his ball skills, technique, accurate passing, creativity, and close control. Although he was not gifted with notable pace or athleticism, his positioning, keen tactical intelligence, outstanding vision, and his adeptness at long balls, in particular, made him a capable assist provider throughout his career.[1][2]

Career

The son of Italian immigrants, Gaetano Sani and Maria Gabrielli, Sani started his career at local club Palmeiras, XV de Jaú, Comercial-SP and São Paulo FC,[3] and played in the Argentine First Division for Boca Juniors[4] in 1961, where he played 13 games, scoring 4 goals. He then played in Italy for Serie A club A.C. Milan,[5] with whom he won one scudetto in the 1961–62 season, followed by the 1962–63 European Cup.[2][6]

As a member of the Brazil national team, Dino Sani participated at the South American Championship tournaments of 1957 in Peru and 1959 in Argentina, reaching the final on both occasions; he was also part of the squad that won the 1958 World Cup in Sweden. He made 15 appearances in total for Brazil between 1957 and 1966, scoring 1 goal.[7]

After he left Milan in 1964, he returned to South America, and played for Corinthians before becoming a coach. He managed Internacional,[8] Goiás, Palmeiras, Coritiba, Peñarol,[9] Flamengo, Fluminense, Boca Juniors, Qatar and Grêmio.

Coaching statistics

[10]

Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Corinthians 1 January 1969 4 January 1971 82 38 23 21 046.34
Internacional 10 January 1971 1 January 1974 172 98 54 20 056.98
Goiás 2 January 1974 1 December 1974 41 16 14 11 039.02
Corinthians 16 December 1974 10 August 1975 33 17 9 7 051.52
Flamengo 8 April 1981 19 July 1981 18 10 6 2 055.56
Total 346 179 106 61 051.73

Honours

Player

Club

Palmeiras
São paulo
Milan[2]
Corinthans

International

Brazil

Individual

  • A.C. Milan Hall of Fame[2]
  • São Paulo FC Hall of Fame

Manager

Internacional
Peñarol

References

  1. ^ "Dino Sani | 1962-1963 | 1958-60". Archived from the original on 3 December 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "A.C. Milan Hall of Fame: Dino Sani". acmilan.com. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Dino Sani – Sambafoot.com, all About Brazilian Football". En.sambafoot.com. Retrieved 7 June 2011.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Memória E. C. "Boca Juniors: uma relação antiga com jogadores brasileiros" Arquivo". Colunas.globoesporte.com. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Unknown". Retrieved 13 March 2010.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Dino Sani". magliarossonera.it (in Italian). Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  7. ^ "FIFA Player Statistics: DINO SANI". FIFA.com. 23 May 1932. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  8. ^ "Dino Sani" (in Portuguese). Globi. Archived from the original on 12 November 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  9. ^ "Tecnicos". Girasolweb.tripod.com. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  10. ^ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)

External links

  • Media related to Dino Sani at Wikimedia Commons
World Cup-winners status
Preceded by
Mário Zagallo
 Oldest Living Player
5 January 2024 – present 		Incumbent
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