Amílcar Barbuy (29 March 1893 – 24 August 1965) was an

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football player and manager. A talented and well-rounded

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, he was known for his commanding presence, pinpoint tackling, ability to read the game, powerful kicks and great long passes and was one of the greatest players of

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. For some veteran Corinthians supporters, Amílcar was the second most skilled and gifted Brazilian footballer, only behind Pelé. He also played for Palestra Itália and

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, becoming the first Brazilian in the Italian Football. At the age of 38, he became the oldest player ever to debut in the Italian Serie A in 1931, a record which was only broken in 2016 by Maurizio Pugliesi, at the age of 39. He played 19 games for

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, scoring five goals. He managed Lazio,

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, Palestra Itália, Corinthians, Portuguesa, Portuguesa Santista and

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