José Villalba Explained

José Villalba, also known as Vilalba (1920 in Santo Tomé, Argentina  - 1987 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul) was Argentine football (soccer) striker.

Little is known about his life. As a player, Villalba played for many clubs of Brazil. With Sport Club Internacional Villalba had a successful career and he is remembered as one of the best strikers of Internacional history.^[1] In Gre-Nal derby, Villalba is the second top scorer for Internacional. He scored 20 goals on the history of the derby.^[2]

Clubs

Source:^[3]

• Internacional: 1941 - 1944
• Palmeiras: 1944 - 1945
• Atlético Mineiro: 1945 - 1946
• Internacional: 1946 - 1949
• Rio Grande: 1950 - 1954

Honours

• Campeonato Gaúcho: 1941, 1942, 1943, 1947 and 1948

Notes and References

1. Web site: Scinternacional.net . Gênios da Raça - Villalba . 2010-09-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724055007/http://www.scinternacional.net/atacantes_novos.htm . July 24, 2011 .
2. Web site: alimeira.blogspot.com . Os estrangeiros do Internacional. 2011-02-26.
3. Web site: Blog Vermelho. D'Alessandro e a saga dos argentinos no Internacional. 2010-09-11.