Wilson Buzzone

Wilson Buzzone
Personal information
Full name Wilson Buzzone
Date of birth (1938-11-19)19 November 1938
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death 2 November 2023(2023-11-02) (aged 84)
Place of death São Paulo, Brazil
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Ginásio Paulista (Pari)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1957 São Paulo
1957–1958 Nacional-SP
1958–1962 Juventus-SP
1963 Jabaquara
1964 Sport Boys
1965 Palmeiras
1965 Bragantino
1966 Juventus-SP
1967 Saad
1967–1968 Jabaquara
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 January 2024

Wilson Buzzone (19 November 1938 – 2 November 2023), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Having started his career as a goalkeeper at the amateur team Ginásio Paulista, he was switched to center forward when he arrived at São Paulo FC, but did not adapt.[1] He played for Nacional and later for Juventus, the team where he spent most of his career, with 72 appearances and 48 goals.[2][3] He also played for Jabaquara, Palmeiras and had a spell in Peruvian football with Sport Boys. He was also part of the champion squad of the second division of São Paulo with Bragantino.[4]

Honours

Bragantino

Death

Buzzone died in São Paulo, 2 November 2023, aged 84.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Buzzone, o artilheiro". Portal da Mooca (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  3. ^ Angelo Agarelli; Fernando Galuppo; Vicente Romano Netto (2012). Glórias de um Moleque Travesso (in Portuguese). Editora BB. ISBN 978-8562716102.
  4. ^ "Que fim levou? Wilson Buzzone". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Falece Wilson Buzzone, ex-jogador de times do futebol paulista". O Curioso do Futebol (in Portuguese). 2 November 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024.