Júlio Mazzei Explained
| Júlio Mazzei |
| Full Name: | Júlio Herculano Pedroso Mazzei[1] |
| Birth Date: | 27 August 1930 |
| Birth Place: | Guaiçara, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Death Place: | Santos, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Manageryears1: | 1980 |
| Managerclubs1: | New York Cosmos |
| Manageryears2: | 1982–1983 |
| Managerclubs2: | New York Cosmos |
Júlio Herculano Pedroso,[2] known as Júlio Mazzei, was a Brazilian soccer coach. He is perhaps best known for bringing Pele to New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League.
He was a Physical Education teacher trained in São Carlos[3] [4] and a coach for Santos in the 1960s. He established a new type of football training, using new methods, such as Circuit Training, created in 1958.[5]
With Santos he won the Campeonato Paulista in 1967, 1968, 1969 and 1973, the Recopa Sudamericana in 1968 and the Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa in 1968.
in 1965, he was a coach of the Brazil B national team.
He coached the Cosmos to the NASL title with a 1–0 victory over the Seattle Sounders in Soccer Bowl '82.
He died in 2009, aged 78.[6]
Links
- Michael Lewis: Passing of a Legend: Prof. Mazzei, confidante of Pele, former Cosmos coach, passes away, Big Apple Soccer, 11 May 2009.
- Júlio Mazzei: Ex-Professor de Educação Física, Que fim levou?, Terceiro Tempo, (per 30 October 2016).
- Josmar F. Lopes: Julio Mazzei, the Cosmos and the Untold Story of the Man behind the Glasses, Reviews by Josmar Lopes, 7 April 2016.
Notes and References
- Web site: Folha de S.Paulo - Júlio Herculano Pedroso Mazzei (1930-2009): Professor de educação física e preparador de Pelé - 12/05/2009.
- Web site: Globoesporte.com > Futebol - NOTÍCIAS - Aos 78 anos, morre Júlio Mazzei . globoesporte.globo.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090516023342/http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/Noticias/Futebol/0,,MUL1115695-9825,00.html . 16 May 2009.
- Web site: A Gazeta Esportiva (SP) - 1955 a 1958 - DocReader Web. memoria.bn.br.
- Web site: A Gazeta Esportiva (SP) - 1955 a 1958 - DocReader Web. memoria.bn.br.
- Web site: A Gazeta Esportiva (SP) - 1955 a 1958 - DocReader Web. memoria.bn.br.
- News: Lewis. Michael. Revered Prof. Julio Mazzei, coach of Cosmos, dies at 78. 30 July 2010 . New York . Daily News . 12 May 2009.
