Orlando Fantoni
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Brazilian footballer (1917–2002)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Orlando Fantoni | ||
| Date of birth | (1917-05-04)4 May 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 5 June 2002(2002-06-05) (aged 85) | ||
| Place of death | Salvador, Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1932–1942 | Palestra Itália-MG | 53 | (62) |
| 1943–1945 | Siderúrgica | ||
| 1946–1947 | Cruzeiro | ||
| 1948 | Lazio | 8 | (2) |
| 1948–1949 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 1949 | Cruzeiro | 1 | (0) |
| 1949–1950 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1955–1959 | Venezuela | ||
| 1957 | UCV | ||
| 1958 | Deportivo Portugués [es] | ||
| 1961–1967 | Deportivo Italia | ||
| 1967–1968 | Cruzeiro | ||
| 1970 | América Mineiro | ||
| 1971–1972 | Cruzeiro | ||
| 1973 | América Mineiro | ||
| 1974–1975 | Náutico | ||
| 1976–1977 | Bahia | ||
| 1977–1978 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 1979 | Grêmio | ||
| 1980 | Corinthians | ||
| 1980 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 1981 | Sport Recife | ||
| 1982 | Náutico | ||
| 1983 | Cruzeiro | ||
| 1984 | Botafogo | ||
| 1986–1987 | Bahia | ||
| 1988–1989 | Vitória | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 February 2024 | |||
Orlando Fantoni (4 May 1917 – 5 June 2002), also known as Fantoni IV, was a Brazilian professional footballer and manager, who played as a forward.
Career
[edit]The youngest of the Fantoni brothers, Orlando followed in the footsteps of Ninão and Niginho by playing for Palestra Itália (currently Cruzeiro) from 1932 to 1942.[1] He also played two seasons for Siderúrgica de Sabará and in 1948 he transferred to Lazio, being the fourth Fantoni to represent for the club . He would still play for Vasco da Gama, where he was champion in 1949 and 1950.[2]
Managerial career
[edit]Soon after retiring from the field, he accepted the task of helping in the development of football in Venezuela, taking over the command of the national team and some clubs such as UCV, Deportivo Portugués and Deportivo Itália, being national champion for all of these.[3] As a coach he had a very successful career, being the first Brazilian to win five state championships with different teams, in addition to winning titles again with Cruzeiro and Vasco, where he had been champion as a player. Fantoni also did great work for América and Corinthians, even without winning titles, in addition to being EC Bahia champion in three editions of the state championship.[4][5]
Personal life
[edit]Orlando is brother os also footballers Niginho (Leonídio Fantoni) and Ninão (João Fantoni), cousin of Nininho Fantoni, and uncle of Benito Fantoni and Fernando Fantoni.
Death
[edit]Fantoni passed away on 5 June 2002, at the age of 85 in Salvador, due to lung emphysema.[2]
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]- Cruzeiro
- Campeonato Mineiro: 1940
- Vasco da Gama
Manager
[edit]- UCV
- Deportivo Portugués
- Deportivo Itália
- Cruzeiro
- Campeonato Mineiro: 1968
- Taça Minas Gerais: 1983
- Náutico
- Campeonato Pernambucano: 1974
- Bahia
- Campeonato Baiano: 1976, 1986, 1987
- Vasco da Gama
- Campeonato Carioca: 1977
- Taça Guanabara: 1977
- Grêmio
References
[edit]- ^ "Orlando Fantoni". Cruzeiropédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Que fim levou? Orlando Fantoni". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "ORLANDO FANTONI: conquistou muitos títulos como treinador". Memória do Esporte (in Portuguese). 9 July 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Orlando Fantoni". Acervo do Coelho (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Orlando Fantoni, ex-treinador do Corinthians". Meu Timão (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 February 2024.
External links
[edit]- Orlando Fantoni at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)
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Categories:
- 1917 births
- 2002 deaths
- Footballers from Belo Horizonte
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Brazilian people of Italian descent
- Men's association football forwards
- Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players
- Esporte Clube Siderúrgica players
- SS Lazio players
- CR Vasco da Gama players
- Serie A players
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Brazilian football managers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela
- Expatriate football managers in Venezuela
- Venezuelan Primera División managers
- Venezuela national football team managers
- Deportivo Italia managers
- Cruzeiro Esporte Clube managers
- América Futebol Clube (MG) managers
- Clube Náutico Capibaribe managers
- Esporte Clube Bahia managers
- CR Vasco da Gama managers
- Grêmio FBPA managers
- Sport Club Corinthians Paulista managers
- Sport Club do Recife managers
- Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas managers
- Esporte Clube Vitória managers
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers
- 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen