Wilson Piazza

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Silva and the second or paternal family name is Piazza.

Wilson da Silva Piazza (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈwiwsõ dɐ ˈsiwvɐ piˈazɐ]; born 25 February 1943 in Ribeirão das Neves^[1]), is a former Brazilian footballer. He played as defensive midfielder and centre-back, in particular with Cruzeiro E.C. and the Brazilian national team. He was a member of the Brazilian team that won the 1970 World Cup.^[2] He was a member of the Cruzeiro team which won the 1976 Copa Libertadores.^[3]

Wilson Piazza

Wilson da Silva Piazza in 1970
Personal information
Full name	Wilson da Silva Piazza
Date of birth	(1943-02-25) 25 February 1943 (age 79)
Place of birth	Ribeirão das Neves, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Centre Back / Midfielder
Youth career
	Renascença
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1961–1963	Renascença
1963–1979	Cruzeiro	566	(40)
International career
1967–1975	Brazil	51	(0)
Honours Men's Football Representing  Brazil FIFA World Cup Winner 1970 Mexico
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

National team

Piazza made 51 appearances for the Brazilian national team between 1967 and 1975.^[1] He played for them in both the 1970 and 1974 World Cups, appearing in six games in 1970, including the final.^[4]

Honours

Cruzeiro E.C.

• Taça Brasil: 1966
• Copa Libertadores 1976
• Campeonato Mineiro (Minas Gerais State championship): 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977

International

Brazil

• FIFA World Cup: 1970

Individual

• Brazilian Silver Ball: 1972

References

1. Wilson Piazza at National-Football-Teams.com
2. Gwidon Naskrent, Roberto Di Maggio and José Luis Pierrend (17 September 2010). "World Cup Champions Squads 1930 - 2010". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
3. 1976 Copa Libertadores at RSSSF
4. . List of FIFA competition appearances. FIFA. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2011.