Sílvio Lagreca

Sílvio Lagreca
Personal information
Date of birth (1895-06-14)14 June 1895
Place of birth Piracicaba, Brazil
Date of death 30 April 1966(1966-04-30) (aged 70)
Place of death São Paulo, Brazil
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1914–1921 São Bento
1922–1925 Botafogo
International career
1916–1919 Brazil 10 (1)
Managerial career
1914 Brazil
1916 Brazil
1940 Brazil
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Brazil (as player)
South American Championship
Third place1916 Argentina
Third place1917 Uruguay
Representing  Brazil (as manager)
South American Championship
Third place1916 Argentina
Third place1917 Uruguay
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sílvio Lagreca (14 June 1895 – 30 April 1966) was a Brazilian football player, manager, and referee.[1][2][3]

Lagreca was born in Piracicaba, Brazil, in 1895.[2] At a club level, he played for São Bento and Botafogo.[3]

Alongside Rubens Sales, he was also the first manager of the Brazil national football team in 1914,[4] which he also managed two further times, in 1916 and 1940.[5][4]

Lagreca died in São Paulo in 1966.[2]

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "O tigre das redes". Placar (in Brazilian Portuguese). No. 676. 6 May 1983. p. 68.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "O Brasil na Copa América 1916–2007" (in Brazilian Portuguese). CBF. Archived from the original on 18 March 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Sylvio Lagreca » Profile". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  4. 1 2 "List of Brazil managers all-time: Will Carlo Ancelotti be Selecao's first foreign coach?". The Sporting News. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  5. ↑ Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (1 January 2026). "Brazilian National Team Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 January 2025.