Wilson da Silva Piazza

Wilson da Silva Piazza ( born February 25, 1943 in Ribeirão das Neves, Minas Gerais State, Brazil ) is a former Brazilian footballer.

The central defender Piazza came in 1964 to the Brazilian top club Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte. For this club he played until his retirement end 1979. With Cruzeiro, he won, among others, the 1966 Brazilian Cup, the Taça Brasil, and 1976 in the finals against River Plate of Argentina in the Copa Libertadores.

On June 25, 1967, he made ​​his debut in the Brazilian national football team, where he served as captain immediately in a newly formed team. He also held in the following two games this function, but were only very sporadic operations thereafter. During qualifying for the World Cup 1970 he was a regular player of the Seleção and was also used for all matches of the World Cup for use, where he was football World Cup. In May 1973, he was again captain of the national team and held that post in the first three games at the World Cup 1974 in Germany. In the third match, he was replaced and was no longer used in the second round and in the 3rd place match, where Brazil finished fourth. After the World Cup he came to four other internationals. Overall, he played 51 international matches until 1976.

Title

• Campeonato Mineiro (10 ): 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977
• Taça Brasil: 1966
• Copa Libertadores: 1976

• World Champion 1970 ( 6 games / 0 goals)