Silvio Lagreca (14 June 1895 – 29 April 1966) was a Brazilian football manager. He was the first manager of
Brazilian Football Confederation
The Brazilian Football Confederation (, CBF) is the governing body of football in Brazil. It was founded on Monday, 8 June 1914, as , and renamed Confederação Brasileira de Desportos in 1916. The football confederation, as known today, sepa ...
in 1914 alongside
Rubens Sales and after in 1940.
Lagreca was born in
Piracicaba, Brazil. Prior to becoming a manager, he was a player and referee in soccer.
[Placar Magazine No. 676 – 6 May 1983 – Page 68 "Postado na intermediária adversária, El Tigre observou o meia Sílvio Lagreca carregando a bola. "] In the first edition of
Copa América
The CONMEBOL Copa América (; known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship), often simply called the Copa America, is the top men's quadrennial association football, football tournament contested among list of men's national ass ...
(Copa Sul-Americana, until 1967) he played and coached
CBF, in clubs he played for
São Bento-SP only. He was in many championships, like
Campeonato Paulista
The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Run by the São Paulo State Football Federation (FPF), ...
,
Torneio Rio-São Paulo,
Roca Cup
The Roca Cup () was a football competition contested between Argentina and Brazil national teams from 1914 to 1976 on irregular basis. The Copa Roca was the first trophy, official or unofficial, ever won by a Brazil national team.
History
The c ...
and
Campeonato Sul Americano. Lagreca died in
São Paulo
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.
References
External links
Profile at cbf.com.br(Portuguese)
1895 births
1966 deaths
Sportspeople from Piracicaba
Brazilian men's footballers
Brazil men's international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Brazilian football managers
Brazil national football team managers
SE Palmeiras managers
Footballers from São Paulo (state)
20th-century Brazilian sportsmen
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