Vicente Feola

Vicente Ítalo Feola, usually known as Vicente Feola (born on November 20, 1909 in São Paulo, died on November 20, 1975 in São Paulo), was an Italian Brazilian soccer coach who lived in São Paulo. He became famous for leading the national soccer team to its first world championship in 1958, in Sweden. He was also the coach of the Brazil soccer team in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. As the São Paulo FC coach, he won the 1948 and 1949 Campeonato Paulista. Brazil, under his command, played 74 times, having won 55 games, tied 13 and lost 6 times. He died in 1975 aged 66.

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Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.

Preceded by Sepp Herberger	FIFA World Cup winning managers 1958	Succeeded by Aymoré Moreira
Preceded by Zezé Moreira	Brazilian national football team manager 1955	Succeeded by Flávio Costa
Preceded by Pedrinho (Coach)	Brazilian national football team manager 1958-1960	Succeeded by Aymoré Moreira
Preceded by Aymoré Moreira	Brazilian national football team manager 1964-1966	Succeeded by Aymoré Moreira

	Brazil squad - 1958 FIFA World Cup Champions (1st Title)
1 Castilho \| 2 Bellini \| 3 Gilmar \| 4 Djalma Santos \| 5 Dino Sani \| 6 Didi \| 7 Zagallo \| 8 Oreco \| 9 Zózimo \| 10 Pelé \| 11 Garrincha \| 12 Nílton Santos \| 13 Moacir \| 14 De Sordi \| 15 Orlando \| 16 Mauro \| 17 Joel \| 18 Mazola \| 19 Zito \| 20 Vavá \| 21 Dida \| 22 Pepe \| Coach: Feola

	Brazil squad - 1966 FIFA World Cup
1 Gilmar \| 2 Djalma Santos \| 3 Fidelis \| 4 Bellini \| 5 Brito \| 6 Altair \| 7 Orlando \| 8 Paulo Henrique \| 9 Rildo \| 10 Pelé \| 11 Gérson \| 12 Manga \| 13 Denílson \| 14 Lima \| 15 Zito \| 16 Garrincha \| 17 Jairzinho \| 18 Alcindo \| 19 Silva \| 20 Tostão \| 21 Paraná \| 22 Edu \| Coach: Feola