Wilson Francisco Alves
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Wilson Francisco Alves - also known as Wilson only - (21 December 1927, Rio de Janeiro
- 12 July 1998, São Paulo
) was a Brazilian football player and manager. The defender had his greatest successes with CR Vasco da Gama in the 1940s and 1950s, a club then known as Expresso da Vitória. With the Brazilian national team he won a South American Championship
. A highlight of his coaching years was the winning of a State Championship of Paraná
.
. From 1943 to 1952 he was part of CR Vasco da Gama, where he won five State Championships of Rio de Janeiro
. The highlight of this period was the victory in the South American Championship of Champions 1948 in Chile, the predecessor of today's Copa Libertadores. From the decisive match of the tournament against Argentina's Champions CA River Plate it is reported that he marked the young Alfredo Di Stéfano
"to perfection". Other notable players of Vasco in this era, remembered as o Expresso da Vitória ("the Victory Express") and managed initially by Ondino Viera
and from 1947 by Flávio Costa
, were amongst others the captain Augusto
, goalkeeper Moacyr Barbosa
and the attackers Jair da Rosa Pinto
, Ademir Menezes and Chico.
Wilson was a core player of the Brazilian team that won the South American Football Championship of 1949. Altogether he played five times for his country, all matches in the successful tournament. Wilson finished his career as player until 1957 with Portuguesa
and Santos FC where he won twice the São Paulo State Championship
, generally known as Campeonato Paulista.
Wilson, frequently called Capão after Morro do Capão in Rio where he was born, then started a career as coach. In 1966 and 1967 he led Portuguesa through the matches of the Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa
, precursor to the national championship competition.
Between 1977 and 1982 he managed the campaigns of Grêmio Maringá, EC Comercial from Campo Grande
(MS) and América FC from São José do Rio Preto
(SP) in the national championships.
But on most occasions he coached small to midsize teams in small to midsize towns. in 1961 he took A. Prudentina EA from Presidente Prudente
for the first time to the first division of the São Paulo state league.
With Grêmio Maringá he won in 1977 the State Championship of Paraná
, prevailing against the Coritiba Foot Ball Club
in the finals with results of 1-0 and 1-1. With EC São Bento from Sorocaba
(SP) he won the championships of the interior of the years 1964 and 1965 and in 1981 he defeated the national team od Saudi Arabia
1-0. Beyond this he coached numerous other clubs of the interior. Thee football-magazine Placar
named him in 1975 in an article devoted to him the "best paid coach of the interior" and described him as rather focussing on friendship amongst the players, rather than "complicated tactics".
Wilson Francisco Alves, the Capão, died on 12 July 1998 at the age of 70 - the same day, when Brazil lost the final of the World Cup in France.
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Clubs
Honours:
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
- 12 July 1998, São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
) was a Brazilian football player and manager. The defender had his greatest successes with CR Vasco da Gama in the 1940s and 1950s, a club then known as Expresso da Vitória. With the Brazilian national team he won a South American Championship
Copa América
The Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...
. A highlight of his coaching years was the winning of a State Championship of Paraná
Campeonato Paranaense
Campeonato Paranaense, which has been contested since 1915, is the football league of the state of Paraná, Brazil. The "Série Ouro", literally the Golden Series, are the highest division of the league.-Format:...
.
Career
Wilson started to play at the age of 16 with the local club EC São José in Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
. From 1943 to 1952 he was part of CR Vasco da Gama, where he won five State Championships of Rio de Janeiro
Campeonato Carioca
The Campeonato Carioca, also known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, is the football league of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and is one of the most prestigious national football tournaments...
. The highlight of this period was the victory in the South American Championship of Champions 1948 in Chile, the predecessor of today's Copa Libertadores. From the decisive match of the tournament against Argentina's Champions CA River Plate it is reported that he marked the young Alfredo Di Stéfano
Alfredo Di Stéfano
Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé, born into a family of Italian immigrants from Capri, is a former Argentinian footballer and coach, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time...
"to perfection". Other notable players of Vasco in this era, remembered as o Expresso da Vitória ("the Victory Express") and managed initially by Ondino Viera
Ondino Viera
Ondino Viera , in Brazil also known as Ondino Vieira, was an Uruguayan football manager. In his long lasting career he won between the 1930s and 1960s important titles with clubs in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay...
and from 1947 by Flávio Costa
Flávio Costa
Flávio Rodrigues da Costa was a Brazilian football player and manager. He was born in Carangola, Minas Gerais....
, were amongst others the captain Augusto
Augusto da Costa
Augusto da Costa was a Brazilian footballer who played for the Brazil national football team. He captained the Brazil team to the 1950 FIFA World Cup final leading them to become the runners-up of the tournament after losing to Uruguay. He was born in Rio de Janeiro. He started his career in 1936,...
, goalkeeper Moacyr Barbosa
Moacyr Barbosa
Moacir Barbosa Nascimento was a Brazilian international football goalkeeper whose career spanned 22 years. He was one of the world's best goalkeepers in the 1940s and 1950s and known for not wearing gloves because he wanted to feel the ball with his bare hands...
and the attackers Jair da Rosa Pinto
Jair da Rosa Pinto
Jair da Rosa Pinto, or simply Jair, was an association footballer who played offensive midfielder – one of the leading Brazilian footballers of the 1940s and 50s, who is best remembered for his performance in Brazil's 1950 FIFA World Cup campaign.-Pre-1950:Born March 21, 1921 in Quatis, Rio...
, Ademir Menezes and Chico.
Wilson was a core player of the Brazilian team that won the South American Football Championship of 1949. Altogether he played five times for his country, all matches in the successful tournament. Wilson finished his career as player until 1957 with Portuguesa
Associação Portuguesa de Desportos
Associação Portuguesa de Desportos, usually called Portuguesa or Lusa, is a sports club, and a Brazilian football team from São Paulo in São Paulo state, founded on August 14, 1920 by the Portuguese population of the city.-History:...
and Santos FC where he won twice the São Paulo State Championship
Campeonato Paulista
The Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1, simply known as the Campeonato Paulista, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The league is contested between 20 clubs and typically lasts from January to April...
, generally known as Campeonato Paulista.
Wilson, frequently called Capão after Morro do Capão in Rio where he was born, then started a career as coach. In 1966 and 1967 he led Portuguesa through the matches of the Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa
Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa
The Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa, also known as Taça de Prata, or nicknamed Robertão, was a Brazilian national football competition contested between 1967 and 1970, before the creation of Campeonato Brasileiro in 1971...
, precursor to the national championship competition.
Between 1977 and 1982 he managed the campaigns of Grêmio Maringá, EC Comercial from Campo Grande
Campo Grande
-Climate:Campo Grande has a highland tropical climate, semi-humid, hot, and notably seasonal, with a dry winter season from May through September or October. Under the Koppen climate classification Campo Grande features a tropical wet and dry climate, albeit a noticeably cooler version of the...
(MS) and América FC from São José do Rio Preto
São José do Rio Preto
São José do Rio Preto is a city and municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Is located at the north/northwest portion of the state, 450 km from the city of São Paulo and 700 km from Brasília....
(SP) in the national championships.
But on most occasions he coached small to midsize teams in small to midsize towns. in 1961 he took A. Prudentina EA from Presidente Prudente
Presidente Prudente
Presidente Prudente is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The city has a population of 207,610 inhabitants and area of 562.8 km². The city is named after president Prudente de Morais. Prudente is located 558 km from the city of São Paulo.Presidente Prudente is considered the...
for the first time to the first division of the São Paulo state league.
With Grêmio Maringá he won in 1977 the State Championship of Paraná
Campeonato Paranaense
Campeonato Paranaense, which has been contested since 1915, is the football league of the state of Paraná, Brazil. The "Série Ouro", literally the Golden Series, are the highest division of the league.-Format:...
, prevailing against the Coritiba Foot Ball Club
Coritiba Foot Ball Club
Coritiba Foot Ball Club, commonly known as Coritiba, is a Brazilian football team from Curitiba, Paraná. It's the state's oldest football team and the best classified in the CBF and FIFA classifications. Coritiba has been champion in Paraná State for 35 times, more times than the sum of all the...
in the finals with results of 1-0 and 1-1. With EC São Bento from Sorocaba
Sorocaba
Sorocaba is a city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Sorocaba is the fourth largest city in the state of São Paulo. Outside the Greater São Paulo region, it ranks behind only Campinas, Sao Jose dos Campos and Ribeirão Preto...
(SP) he won the championships of the interior of the years 1964 and 1965 and in 1981 he defeated the national team od Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia national football team
Saudi Arabia national football team is the national team of Saudi Arabia and is controlled by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation...
1-0. Beyond this he coached numerous other clubs of the interior. Thee football-magazine Placar
Placar
Placar is a monthly Brazilian sports magazine. Its first edition was issued on March 20, 1970, and since then the it has become the most successful sports publication in Brazil, even though it focuses fully on football . It is published by Grupo Abril....
named him in 1975 in an article devoted to him the "best paid coach of the interior" and described him as rather focussing on friendship amongst the players, rather than "complicated tactics".
Wilson Francisco Alves, the Capão, died on 12 July 1998 at the age of 70 - the same day, when Brazil lost the final of the World Cup in France.
As player
National Team:- 1949: Brazilian national teamBrazil national football teamThe Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...
: 5 matches, no goals
Clubs:
- 1943: EC São José (RJ)
- 1943-1952: CR Vasco da Gama
- 1953-1954: A. Portuguesa de DesportosAssociação Portuguesa de DesportosAssociação Portuguesa de Desportos, usually called Portuguesa or Lusa, is a sports club, and a Brazilian football team from São Paulo in São Paulo state, founded on August 14, 1920 by the Portuguese population of the city.-History:...
- 1955-1957: Santos FC
Honours:
National Team:
- South American Football ChampionshipCopa AméricaThe Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...
: 1949
Clubs
- South American Championship of Champions: 1948
- State Championship of Rio de JaneiroCampeonato CariocaThe Campeonato Carioca, also known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, is the football league of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and is one of the most prestigious national football tournaments...
: 1945, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1952 - State Championship of São PauloCampeonato PaulistaThe Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1, simply known as the Campeonato Paulista, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The league is contested between 20 clubs and typically lasts from January to April...
: 1955, 1956
As coach
Clubs:- 1961: A Prudentina EA of Presidente PrudentePresidente PrudentePresidente Prudente is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The city has a population of 207,610 inhabitants and area of 562.8 km². The city is named after president Prudente de Morais. Prudente is located 558 km from the city of São Paulo.Presidente Prudente is considered the...
(SP) - 1963-66: EC São Bento of SorocabaSorocabaSorocaba is a city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Sorocaba is the fourth largest city in the state of São Paulo. Outside the Greater São Paulo region, it ranks behind only Campinas, Sao Jose dos Campos and Ribeirão Preto...
(SP) - 1966-67: A. Portuguesa de DesportosAssociação Portuguesa de DesportosAssociação Portuguesa de Desportos, usually called Portuguesa or Lusa, is a sports club, and a Brazilian football team from São Paulo in São Paulo state, founded on August 14, 1920 by the Portuguese population of the city.-History:...
(SP) - 1968: Guarani FC of CampinasCampinasCampinas is a city and municipality located in the coastal interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. is the administrative center of the meso-region of the same name, with 3,783,597 inhabitants as of the 2010 Census, consisting of 49 cities....
(SP) - 1968-69: América FC of São José do Rio PretoSão José do Rio PretoSão José do Rio Preto is a city and municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Is located at the north/northwest portion of the state, 450 km from the city of São Paulo and 700 km from Brasília....
(SP) - 1970: EC São Bento
- 1972 América FC (SP)
- 1971: Paulista FC of JundiaíJundiaíJundiaí is a city and municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population in 2009 was 349,929, and the area is 433.958 km². The elevation is 761 m. Distance is 60 km north of the city of São Paulo.- History and Geography :...
(SP) - 1971: EC São Bento
- 1972: América FC (SP)
- 1973: EC Noroeste of BauruBauruBauru is a Brazilian city and municipality in midwestern region of the state of São Paulo. It is also the capital of the micro-region of Bauru...
(SP) - 1975: Marília AC
- 1975: EC Comercial of Campo GrandeCampo Grande-Climate:Campo Grande has a highland tropical climate, semi-humid, hot, and notably seasonal, with a dry winter season from May through September or October. Under the Koppen climate classification Campo Grande features a tropical wet and dry climate, albeit a noticeably cooler version of the...
(MSMato Grosso do SulMato Grosso do Sul is one of the states of Brazil.Neighboring Brazilian states are Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. It also borders the countries of Paraguay and Bolivia to the west. The economy of the state is largely based on agriculture and cattle-raising...
) - 1976-77: EC Noroeste
- 1977-78: Grêmio Maringá (PRParaná (state)Paraná is one of the states of Brazil, located in the South of the country, bordered on the north by São Paulo state, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Santa Catarina state and the Misiones Province of Argentina, and on the west by Mato Grosso do Sul and the republic of Paraguay,...
) - 1978: EC Comercial
- 1979: América FC (SP)
- 1979-1980: Marília AC
- 1982: América FC (SP)
- 1985: Volta Redonda FC (RJ)
- 1980: América FC (SP)
- 1980: Marília AC
- 1981: EC São Bento
- 1981: EC Taubaté (SP)
- 1982: Grêmio Maringá
Honours:
- State Championship of ParanáCampeonato ParanaenseCampeonato Paranaense, which has been contested since 1915, is the football league of the state of Paraná, Brazil. The "Série Ouro", literally the Golden Series, are the highest division of the league.-Format:...
: 1977
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- Wilson - Wilson Francisco Alves, Sambafoot
- Wilson Francisco Alves, GloboEsporte, Futpédia
- Wilson Francisco Alves "Capão" - o amigão., Marília Atlético ClubeMarília Atlético ClubeMarília Atlético Clube, or Marília as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Marília in São Paulo, founded on December 14, 1942....