José Altafini

Brazilian-Italian footballer

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Updated 2026-06-24

José João Altafini, also known as "Mazzola" in Brazil, is an Italian-Brazilian former footballer, who played as a forward. Although, he began his career with Palmeiras in Brazil, he soon moved to play football in Italy, and is mostly remembered for his highly successful stint with Italian club AC Milan, with which he achieved a great domestic and international success; he later played for Napoli and Juventus, before ending his career in Switzerland with spells at Chiasso and Mendrisiostar. A highly prolific goalscorer, Altafini also held the record for the most goals scored in a single European Cup campaign for over 50 years; he is also one of only eight players to have scored five goals in a single European Cup match. He is the joint-fourth highest scorer in Italian Serie A history with 216 goals, and also holds the record for being the fifth-youngest player in Serie A history to score 100 goals, a feat which he managed at the age of 24 years and 239 days. Regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation, and as one of Serie A's and Milan's greatest-ever players, Altafini had an eye for goal and was quick, skilful and powerful.

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  • FC Mendrisio
    1979–1980
  • FC Chiasso
    1976–1979
  • Juventus FC
    1972–1976
  • SSC Napoli
    1965–1972
  • Italy men's national association football team
    1961–1962
  • AC Milan
    1958–1965
  • Brazil men's national football team
    1957–1958
  • Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
    1956–1958
  • Esporte Clube XV de Novembro
    1954–1956
19541980
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1979–19802011
1976–19796018
1972–19767425
1965–197218071
1961–196265
1958–1965205120
1957–195884
1956–195811489
1954–1956302
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