 Scopelli in 1931 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Alejandro Scopelli Casanova | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1908-05-12)12 May 1908 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | La Plata, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 23 October 1987(1987-10-23) (aged 79) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Mexico City, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1928–1933 | Estudiantes | 68 | (45) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1933–1935 | Roma | 63 | (24) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1936–1937 | Racing Club | 60 | (44) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1937 | Red Star | ? | (24) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1938–1939 | RCF Paris | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1939–1941 | Belenenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1941 | Unión SF | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1941–1943 | Universidad de Chile | 27 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1929–1937 | Argentina | 8 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1935 | Italy | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1939–1941 | Belenenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1941–1945 | Universidad de Chile | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947–1948 | Belenenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1948–1949 | Porto | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1949–1950 | Deportivo La Coruña | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950–1952 | Universidad de Chile | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952–1954 | Español | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955–1956 | Sporting CP | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956–1957 | Celta | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1957–1959 | Granada | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1962–1963 | Valencia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1963–1964 | Espanyol | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964–1965 | América | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966–1967 | Chile | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970 | América | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972–1974 | Belenenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1979 | América | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alejandro Scopelli Casanova (Spanish pronunciation:[aleˈxandɾoeskoˈpeli],Italian:[skoˈpɛlli]; 12 May 1908 – 23 October 1987) was anItalian Argentinefootball player and coach. Astriker, he played forArgentina between 1929 and 1941, and competed at the inaugural1930 FIFA World Cup. He also represented theItaly national football team on one occasion.[1][2]
Born inLa Plata, Scopelli started his career in Argentina withEstudiantes de La Plata where he became part of the legendary side nicknamed "Los Profesores". In 1931 he scored 31 goals for the team but was beaten to the golden boot by teammateAlberto Zozaya's 33.
In 1933 Scopelli moved to Italy where he played forRoma. During this time he took the Italian citizenship (asoriundo) and played for the Italy national team. In 1936 Scopelli returned to Argentina to play forRacing Club de Avellaneda. In his later career he played forRed Star Paris in France,[3] around the start of theSecond World War he moved to neutral territory to play forBelenenses and thenBenfica in Portugal. In 1942 Scopelli returned to South America to play forUniversidad de Chile.
After retirement he became a manager, coaching many club teams includingClub América in Mexico, andValencia CFEspañol andDeportivo de La Coruña in Spain,Belenenses[4]Sporting CP andFC Porto in Portugal and Universidad de Chile.
Scopelli was theSporting CP manager in the inaugural game of European Cup on 4 September 1955 against FK Partizan Belgrade.
Scopelli also coached at international level, withChile,Portugal andMexico.
Scopelli died inMexico City on 22 October 1987, aged 79.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 16 November 1929 | Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires,Argentina |  Uruguay | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 26 July 1930 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo,Uruguay |  United States | 2–1 | 6–1 | 1930 FIFA World Cup |
| 3. | 9 January 1937 | Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires,Argentina |  Paraguay | 1–0 | 6–1 | 1937 South American Championship |
| 4. | 4–0 |
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