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Dino Sani
BERJAYA
Dino Sani in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth (1932-05-23) 23 May 1932 (age 94)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1951 Palmeiras
1951 XV de Jaú
1952–1953 Comercial-SP
1954–1960 São Paulo
1961 Boca Juniors 14 (4)
1961–1964 Milan 63 (14)
1965–1968 Corinthians
International career
1957–1966 Brazil 15 (1)
Managerial career
1969–1970 Corinthians
1971–1974 Internacional
1974 Goiás
1975 Corinthians
1975 Palmeiras
1976 Coritiba
1977–1980 Peñarol
1981 Flamengo
1982 Fluminense
1982 Ponte Preta
1983–1984 Internacional
1984 Boca Juniors
1985 Coritiba
1989–1990 Qatar
1991–1992 Grêmio
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing BERJAYA Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Winner1958 Sweden
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dino Sani (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈdʒinu ˈsɐni], Italian: [ˈdiːno ˈsaːni]; born 23 May 1932) is a Brazilian former footballer and coach. Sani was an experienced playmaking central midfielder with goalscoring prowess, and a "team player", who was well known for his ball skills, technique, accurate passing, creativity, and close control. Although he was not gifted with notable pace or athleticism, his positioning, keen tactical intelligence, outstanding vision, and his adeptness at long balls, in particular, made him a capable assist provider throughout his career.[1][2]

Career

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The son of Italian immigrants, Gaetano Sani and Maria Gabrielli, Sani started his career at local club Palmeiras, XV de Jaú, Comercial-SP and São Paulo FC,[3] and played in the Argentine First Division for Boca Juniors[4] in 1961, where he played 13 games, scoring 4 goals. He then played in Italy for Serie A club A.C. Milan,[5] with whom he won one scudetto in the 1961–62 season, followed by the 1962–63 European Cup.[2][6]

As a member of the Brazil national team, Dino Sani participated at the South American Championship tournaments of 1957 in Peru and 1959 in Argentina, reaching the final on both occasions; he was also part of the squad that won the 1958 World Cup in Sweden. He made 15 appearances in total for Brazil between 1957 and 1966, scoring 1 goal.[7] As of 2026, he is the oldest-living World Cup winner.[8]

After he left Milan in 1964, Sani returned to South America, and played for Corinthians before becoming a coach. He managed Internacional,[9] Goiás, Palmeiras, Coritiba, Peñarol,[10] Flamengo, Fluminense, Boca Juniors, Qatar and Grêmio.

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 20 January 2025
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Corinthians Brazil 1 January 1969 4 January 1971 8939272313183+48043.82
Internacional Brazil 10 January 1971 2 January 1974 175995422264108+156056.57
Goiás Brazil 4 January 1974 23 September 1974 411216134640+6029.27
Corinthians Brazil 12 June 1975 13 August 1975 104331011−1040.00
Palmeiras Brazil 14 August 1975 7 May 1976 44152185742+15034.09
Coritiba Brazil 21 July 1976 9 December 1976 2913972720+7044.83
Peñarol Uruguay 2 January 1977 30 June 1980 10363241620386+117061.17
Puebla Mexico 1 July 1980 29 March 1981 2371062731−4030.43
Flamengo Brazil 8 April 1981 19 July 1981 1810624218+24055.56
Fluminense Brazil 5 October 1981 11 May 1982 3216796234+28050.00
Ponte Preta Brazil 25 May 1982 21 September 1982 185942014+6027.78
Internacional Brazil 22 March 1983 27 March 1984 52202756128+33038.46
Boca Juniors Argentina 12 May 1984 25 October 1984 217681822−4033.33
Coritiba Brazil 5 January 1985 8 February 1985 420267−1050.00
Qatar Qatar 1 July 1985 2 April 1986 814369−3012.50
Tokyo Verdy Japan 1 July 1986 30 June 1989 9245272013774+63048.91
Qatar Qatar 1 October 1989 4 January 1990 513145−1020.00
Grêmio Brazil 20 March 1991 3 June 1991 206771819−1030.00
Ponte Preta Brazil 8 March 1995 31 March 1995 7115616−10014.29
Career total 7933662611661,145667+478046.15

Honours

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Player

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Club

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Palmeiras
São paulo
Milan[2]
Corinthans

International

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Brazil

Individual

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  • A.C. Milan Hall of Fame[2]
  • São Paulo FC Hall of Fame

Manager

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Internacional
Peñarol

References

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  1. ↑ "Dino Sani | 1962-1963 | 1958-60". Archived from the original on 3 December 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "A.C. Milan Hall of Fame: Dino Sani". acmilan.com. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Dino Sani – Sambafoot.com, all About Brazilian Football". En.sambafoot.com. Retrieved 7 June 2011.[permanent dead link]
  4. ↑ "Memória E. C. "Boca Juniors: uma relação antiga com jogadores brasileiros" Arquivo". Colunas.globoesporte.com. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  5. ↑ "Unknown". Retrieved 13 March 2010.[permanent dead link]
  6. ↑ "Dino Sani". magliarossonera.it (in Italian). Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "FIFA Player Statistics: DINO SANI". FIFA.com. 23 May 1932. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  8. ↑ www.fifa.com https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/articles/oldest-surviving-winners. Retrieved 20 July 2026. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ "Dino Sani" (in Portuguese). Globi. Archived from the original on 12 November 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  10. ↑ "Tecnicos". Girasolweb.tripod.com. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
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