Mário Travaglini (30 April 1932 – 20 February 2014) was a Brazilian

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manager and former player who played as a

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Playing career

Born in Bom Retiro,

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, Travaglini joined

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's youth setup at the age of 16. He made his first team debut for the club on 12 September 1953, in a 1–1

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match against

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at the

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. Travaglini moved to

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in 1955, but left in the following year for Nacional-SP. He also represented Portuguesa and Ponte Preta, retiring with the latter in 1962 at the age of just 30.

Managerial career

Shortly after retiring, Travaglini worked for a brief period at the

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before returning to football in 1963, as a manager of Palmeiras' youth categories. He remained at the club until 1971, being also in charge of first team on several occasions. Travaglini left the

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in 1972, after being named at the helm of

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. He won the 1974 Série A with the club before leaving in 1975, and taking over

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in 1976. Travaglini left ''Flu'' in 1977, and was named technical supervisor of

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at the Brazil national team in the following year. In 1979, he led the under-23s to a

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gold medal. Travaglini returned to club duties in 1980, being in charge of Operário-MS, Ferroviária and Portuguesa. He was named manager of Corinthians in 1982, being the manager of the club during the '' Democracia Corinthiana'' period, winning the

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. Travaglini was also in charge of ''Timão'' when the club defeated Tiradentes-PI by 10–1, the biggest win of Série A history. He left the club shortly after, taking over

. In 1984, Travaglini returned to ''Verdão'' but left in the following year to return to Corinthians. He subsequently had brief periods in charge of Vitória,

XV de Piracicaba Esporte Clube XV de Novembro, commonly referred to as XV de Piracicaba, is a professional association football club based in Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil. The team competes in Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the second tier of the São Paulo st ...

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and São Bento, retiring from football in 1991.

Death

Travaglini died on 20 February 2014, due to respiratory complications coming from a

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Honours

Manager

Palmeiras *

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Vasco da Gama *

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1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...

Fluminense *

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1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

Brazil U23 *

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

Corinthians *

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...

References

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