Academy of Football
| Academy of Football | |
|---|---|
| Beginning | 1960 |
| End | 1974 |
| Club | Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras |
| Featured players | Ademir da Guia, Dudu, Djalma Santos, Emerson Leão, Leivinha e Luís Pereira |
The Academy of Football was the nickname given by the Brazilian media and fans of many football teams to the squad that made up Palmeiras initially in the 1960s and later in the 1970s ("Second Academy"), in virtue of the football displayed with extreme class and technical skill by the players who made up this team.[1][2]
The Academy consisted of great and renowned football players among its great protagonists, including Ademir da Guia, Dudu, Julinho Botelho, Djalma Santos, Servílio, Tupãzinho, Luís Pereira, Leivinha, César and Leão.
History[edit]
It was believed at the time that watching a Palmeiras match was the equivalent of witnessing a true "football lesson". This fact invited fans from various clubs to come and spectate matches played by the Academy.
With a cast full of renowned national football players who had spent time with the Brazilian team, the Academy-era squads of Palmeiras were among the few who managed to defeat the Santos team commanded by Pelé, itself considered one of the greatest football teams of all time.
In addition to the large number of state, national and international championships won by the Academy, the most remarkable moment of the Academy period happened in 1965, when the entire Palmeiras team—from coach to masseur, from goalkeeper to left-winger, including reserves—represented the Brazilian national team in a friendly against the Uruguayan national team to mark the inauguration of the Magalhães Pinto Stadium, the "Mineirão", in the state of Minas Gerais. The match was held on September 7th (Brazilian independence day), and saw Palmeiras (Brazil) beat Uruguay by a margin of 3 goals to 0. For the first time, a single club represented the entire Brazilian team in its entire history.
Prominent Players and Managers[edit]
| Goalkeepers | ||
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 Emerson Leão
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| Valdir de Moraes
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| Picasso
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| Centre-backs | ||
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| Djalma Dias
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| Luís Pereira
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| Valdemar Carabina
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| Alfredo Mostarda
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| Baldocchi
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| Minuca
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| Full-backs | ||
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| Djalma Santos
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| Eurico
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| Ferrari
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| Geraldo Scotto
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| Zeca
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| Midfielders | ||
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| Ademir da Guia
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| Chinesinho
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| Zequinha
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| Dudu
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| Leivinha
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| Forwards | ||
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| César Maluco
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| Edu Bala
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| Fedato
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| Julinho Botelho
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| Servílio
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| Nei
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| Vavá
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| Tupãzinho
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| Rinaldo
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| Ademar Pantera
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| Managers | ||
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 Filpo Núñez
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| Osvaldo Brandão
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Official Titles[edit]
National[edit]
Regional[edit]
- (1965)
State[edit]
The Eternal Academy[edit]
To this day, the great teams of Palmeiras continue to be called Football Academies: in addition to the original First Academy (in the 1960s), there was also the Second Academy (in the 1970s). In recent times, the "Parmalat era" is also commonly called the Third Academy (1990s). In this way, another nickname has also emerged and to honor great Palmeiras squads: the Eternal Academy.
The nickname of Academia de Futebol later ended up inspiring other clubs, which named great teams they had as Academies. One example was Internacional of Porto Alegre, where 15 years after the original Football Academy of Palmeiras, a gaucho (from Rio Grande do Sul) journalist called the Internacional team of the 70s "the People's Academy", because if the paulistas (from São Paulo) were an example of how to play perfect football, the gauchos demonstrated how play football with joy. However, due to the strength already propagated by the nickname Academia to represent the Palmeiras squad, other clubs did not have great national repercussion when trying to use it, making it so that these nicknames remained within their localities.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Na década de 1960 o Palmeiras dava aula; surgia a primeira Academia". Rádio CBN, 8/14/2014.
- ↑ "A segunda Academia faturou títulos, demonstrou bom futebol e não deu chances aos rivais". Rádio CBN, 8/15/2014.
Publications[edit]
Books which portray the Academy period of Palmeiras:
- DUARTE, Orlando - O alviverde imponente. São Paulo: Companhia Editora Nacional, 2008.
- HELENA JÚNIOR, Alberto - Palmeiras, a eterna Academia - 2ª Edição. São Paulo: DBA, 2003.
- MAZZIERO DE SOUZA, Kleber - Divino: a vida e a arte de Ademir da Guia. Rio de Janeiro: Editora Gryphus, 2001.
- TREVISAN, Márcio and BORELLI, Hélvio - Mário Travaglini, da Academia à Democracia. São Paulo: HBG Editora, 2008.
- UNZELTE, Celso Dario and VENDITTI, Mário Sérgio - Almanaque do Palmeiras. São Paulo: Editora Abril, 2004.
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