Ettore Puricelli

Ettore Puricelli

Ettore Puricelli
Personal information
Full name	Héctor Puricelli
Date of birth	(1916-09-15)15 September 1916
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death	14 May 2001(2001-05-14) (aged 84)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1935–1936	River Plate (URU)	?	(?)
1936–1938	Central Español	?	(?)
1938–1944	Bologna	139	(87)
1944–1949	Milan	114	(55)
1949–1951	Legnano	38	(25)
Total		291	(167)
International career
1939	Italy	1	(1)
Managerial career
1954–1956	Milan
1956–1957	Palermo
1959–1960	Porto
1960–1961	Salernitana
1965–1966	Atalanta
1966	Alessandria
1967–1968	Cagliari
1969–1971	Vicenza
1973–1975	Vicenza
1978–1979	Genoa
1980–1981	Foggia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Héctor "Ettore" Puricelli (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɛttore puriˈtʃɛlli]; 15 September 1916 – 14 May 2001) was a football player and manager who played as a striker. Born in Uruguay, he represented Italy at international level. As a player, he is most famous for his time with Italian clubs Bologna and Milan.^[1] A prolific goalscorer, he was known for his ability in the air, which earned him the nickname "testina d'oro" ("golden little head," in Italian).^[2]

After playing for his hometown side Central Español from Montevideo, Puricelli decided to move from Uruguay to Italy in 1938 to play for Serie A side Bologna. The club were going through a good spell in their history and with goals from Puricelli they were able to continue that; in his first season they won the Italian championship of 1938–39.

In his first season Puricelli was joint-capcannoniere (top scorer) in Serie A, along with Aldo Boffi of Milan, with 19 goals. He repeated this feat in 1940–41 with 22 goals, also winning his second league title with Bologna that season.^[3]

After World War II, Puricelli joined Milan and although his goalscoring record continued in healthy fashion, the club did not capture the league championship; the nearest they came during this period was runners-up in 1947–48, serving as the team's captain. He ended his playing career with Legnano in Serie B still prolific in his goalscoring.

Bologna

• Serie A: 1938–39, 1940–41

• Capocannoniere: 1938–39, 1940–41^[3]

A.C. Milan

• Serie A: 1954–55
• Latin Cup: 1956