José Fernando Polozzi (born 1 October 1955 in

Vinhedo Vinhedo is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Campinas. The population in 2020 was 80,111 and its area is . It has a population density of 777 inhabitants per square kilometer. The elevatio ...

, São Paulo State), best known as ''Polozzi'', is a former Brazilian football (soccer) player in central defender role, currently managed Bandeirante's team.

Career

Born in

, Polozzi began his football career at Associação Atlética Ponte Preta under manager

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. After Polozzi managed to become a regular in Ponte Preta's first team, he helped the club to a strong performance in the 1977

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which led to a role on Brazil's national team. In career (1972–1992) he played for several number of clubs, including Ponte Preta,

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, Bangu, Operário (MT) and Bandeirante. He won Mato Grosso do Sul State League in 1986. For the Brazil national football team he was included in the squad for the

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, but he never played in an international match.

References

1955 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian football managers Men's association football defenders Brazil men's international footballers 1978 FIFA World Cup players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players São Paulo state football team players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players SE Palmeiras players Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players Bangu Atlético Clube players CE Operário Várzea-Grandense players Associação Esportiva Araçatuba players Clube Atlético Linense players Marília Atlético Clube managers Associação Atlética Internacional (Limeira) managers Associação Desportiva Ferroviária Vale do Rio Doce managers Associação Ferroviária de Esportes managers Ferroviário Atlético Clube (CE) managers União Agrícola Barbarense Futebol Clube managers Associação Desportiva Confiança managers River Atlético Clube managers Associação Atlética Francana managers People from Vinhedo {{Brazil-footy-defender-1950s-stub