Ettore Puricelli
Ettore Puricelli
Personal information
Full name Héctor Puricelli
Date of birth (1916-09-15)15 September 1916
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death 14 May 2001(2001-05-14) (aged 84)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1935–1936 River Plate (URU) ? (?)
1936–1938 Central Español ? (?)
1938–1944 Bologna 139 (87)
1944–1949 Milan 114 (55)
1949–1951 Legnano 38 (25)
Total 291 (167)
International career
1939 Italy 1 (1)
Managerial career
1954–1956 Milan
1956–1957 Palermo
1959–1960 Porto
1960–1961 Salernitana
1965–1966 Atalanta
1966 Alessandria
1967–1968 Cagliari
1969–1971 Vicenza
1973–1975 Vicenza
1978–1979 Genoa
1980–1981 Foggia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Héctor "Ettore" Puricelli (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɛttore puriˈtʃɛlli]; 15 September 1916 – 14 May 2001) was a football player and manager who played as a striker. Born in Uruguay, he represented Italy at international level. As a player, he is most famous for his time with Italian clubs Bologna and Milan.[1] A prolific goalscorer, he was known for his ability in the air, which earned him the nickname "testina d'oro" ("golden little head," in Italian).[2]

Career

After playing for his hometown side Central Español from Montevideo, Puricelli decided to move from Uruguay to Italy in 1938 to play for Serie A side Bologna. The club were going through a good spell in their history and with goals from Puricelli they were able to continue that; in his first season they won the Italian championship of 1938–39.

In his first season Puricelli was joint-capcannoniere (top scorer) in Serie A, along with Aldo Boffi of Milan, with 19 goals. He repeated this feat in 1940–41 with 22 goals, also winning his second league title with Bologna that season.[3]

After World War II, Puricelli joined Milan and although his goalscoring record continued in healthy fashion, the club did not capture the league championship; the nearest they came during this period was runners-up in 1947–48, serving as the team's captain. He ended his playing career with Legnano in Serie B still prolific in his goalscoring.

Honours

Player

Club

Bologna

Individual

Manager

A.C. Milan

References

  1. ^ Enciclopedia Del Calcio Archived 2008-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Furio Zara (15 May 2018). "Pavoletti e i grandi specialisti di testa dell'Italia e del mondo" (in Italian). www.calciomercato.com. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b Roberto Di Maggio; Igor Kramarsic; Alberto Novello (11 June 2015). "Italy - Serie A Top Scorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
Sporting positions Preceded byGiuseppe Antonini Milan captain 1948 Succeeded byAndrea Bonomi
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