Héctor "Ettore" Puricelli(Italian pronunciation:[ˈɛttorepuriˈtʃɛlli];15 September 1916 – 14 May 2001) was afootballplayer and manager who played as astriker.Born in Uruguay, he representedItalyat international level. As a player, he is most famous for his time with Italian clubsBolognaandMilan.[1]A prolific goalscorer, he was known for his ability in the air, which earned him the nickname "testina d'oro" ( "golden little head," in Italian).[2]
 Ettore Puricelli | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Héctor Puricelli | ||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1916 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo,Uruguay | ||
| Date of death | 14 May 2001(aged 84) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1935–1936 | River Plate (URU) | ? | (?) |
| 1936–1938 | Central Español | ? | (?) |
| 1938–1944 | Bologna | 139 | (87) |
| 1944–1949 | Milan | 114 | (55) |
| 1949–1951 | Legnano | 38 | (25) |
| Total | 291 | (167) | |
| International career | |||
| 1939 | Italy | 1 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1954–1956 | Milan | ||
| 1956–1957 | Palermo | ||
| 1959–1960 | Porto | ||
| 1960–1961 | Salernitana | ||
| 1965–1966 | Atalanta | ||
| 1966 | Alessandria | ||
| 1967–1968 | Cagliari | ||
| 1969–1971 | Vicenza | ||
| 1973–1975 | Vicenza | ||
| 1978–1979 | Genoa | ||
| 1980–1981 | Foggia | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editAfter playing for his hometown sideCentral Españolfrom Montevideo, Puricelli decided to move from Uruguay to Italy in1938to play forSerie AsideBologna.The club were going through a good spell in their history and with goals from Puricelli they were able to continue that; in his first season they won the Italian championship of1938–39.
In his first season Puricelli was joint-capcannoniere(top scorer) in Serie A, along withAldo BoffiofMilan,with 19 goals. He repeated this feat in1940–41with 22 goals, also winning his second league title with Bologna that season.[3]
AfterWorld War II,Puricelli joined Milan and although his goalscoring record continued in healthy fashion, the club did not capture the league championship; the nearest they came during this period was runners-up in1947–48,serving as the team'scaptain.He ended his playing career withLegnanoinSerie Bstill prolific in his goalscoring.
Honours
editPlayer
editClub
edit- Bologna
Individual
editManager
edit- A.C. Milan
References
edit- ^Enciclopedia Del CalcioArchived2008-03-19 at theWayback Machine
- ^Furio Zara (15 May 2018)."Pavoletti e i grandi specialisti di testa dell'Italia e del mondo"(in Italian). calciomercato.Retrieved1 May2019.
- ^abRoberto Di Maggio; Igor Kramarsic; Alberto Novello (11 June 2015)."Italy - Serie A Top Scorers".RSSSF.Archivedfrom the original on 31 October 2015.Retrieved2 December2015.