Wilson da Silva Piazza (; born 25 February 1943 in
Ribeirão das Neves
Ribeirão das Neves ('' en, Snow's Creek'') is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Belo Horizonte. Most residents commute to Be ...
), is a former
Brazilian footballer. He played as defensive midfielder and centre-back, in particular with
Cruzeiro E.C.
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube (), known simply as Cruzeiro, is a Brazilian sports club based in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Cruzeiro is mostly known for its association football team. It plays ...
and the
Brazil national team. He was a member of the Brazilian team that won the
1970 World Cup. He was a member of the Cruzeiro team which won the
1976 Copa Libertadores
The Copa Libertadores 1976 was the 17th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. The tournament began on February 23 and ended on July 30.
Cruzeiro won the competition, being the first Brazilian team, ...
.
National team
Piazza made 51 appearances for the
Brazil national team between 1967 and 1975.
He played for them in both the
1970
Events
January
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and
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 ...
World Cups, appearing in six games in 1970, including the
final.
Honours
Cruzeiro E.C.
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube (), known simply as Cruzeiro, is a Brazilian sports club based in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Cruzeiro is mostly known for its association football team. It plays ...
*
Taça Brasil
The Taça Brasil ( en, Brazil Cup) was the Brazilian national football championship contested from 1959 to 1968.
Bahia, Cruzeiro and Botafogo were the only champions to have played all phases of the tournament, because until the 1968 edition tea ...
: 1966
*
Copa Libertadores
The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América ( pt, Copa Libertadores da América), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in S ...
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 ...
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Campeonato Mineiro
Campeonato Mineiro is the state football league of the state of Minas Gerais and is controlled by the Minas Gerais Football Federation FMF (Federação Mineira de Futebol).
The history of Campeonato Mineiro can be divided into two parts: befor ...
(Minas Gerais State championship): 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977
International
Brazil
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FIFA World Cup:
1970
Events
January
* January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
Individual
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Brazilian Silver Ball: 1972
References
1943 births
Brazilian footballers
Brazilian people of Italian descent
Living people
Men's association football midfielders
Men's association football defenders
1970 FIFA World Cup players
1974 FIFA World Cup players
1975 Copa América players
FIFA World Cup-winning players
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players
Brazil men's international footballers
Footballers from Minas Gerais
People from Ribeirão das Neves
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