Américo Murolo

Américo Murolo
Personal information
Full name Américo Murolo
Date of birth (1932-04-28)28 April 1932
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death 10 December 2014(2014-12-10) (aged 82)
Place of death Bragança Paulista, Brazil
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Jabaquara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1952 XV de Jaú
1952–1954 Linense
1955–1956 Vicenza 25 (10)
1958–1962 Palmeiras 176 (102)
1962–1966 Guarani
1967 Flamengo 28 (3)
1968–1969 Portuguesa Santista
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 October 2024

Américo Murolo (28 April 1932 – 10 December 2014) was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Revealed by the Jabaquara AC aspirants, Amérilo Murolo played professionally for XV de Jaú and CA Linense, where in 1952 he won the second tier of football in São Paulo. In 1955 he moved to Vicenza, playing the season in Italy,[1] and returning in 1958 to SE Palmeiras, a team whose team became an idol as it was one of the highlights in winning the 1959 state championship.[2]

He also marked a season for Guarani FC, and played for Flamengo and Portuguesa Santista before retiring.[3][4]

Death

Murolo died on 10 December 2014 at the age of 82, from respiratory failure.[5]

Honours

Linense
Palmeiras

References

  1. ^ "História". americomurolo.esp.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Américo (1958-1962)". SE Palmeiras (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Jogadores do Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Américo Murolo)". Flaestatística (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Que fim levou? Américo Murolo". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Morre Américo Murolo, ídolo bugrino nos anos 60". Correio Popular (in Portuguese). 11 December 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2024.