Ary Patusca

Ary Patusca (1892 – 4 December 1923), was a Brazilian footballer who played as a forward.

Ary Patusca
Personal information
Full name Ary Patusca
Date of birth 1892
Place of birth Santos, Brazil
Date of death 4 December 1923(1923-12-04) (aged 30–31)
Place of death Santos, Brazil
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1911–1915 SC Brühl
1915 Inter Milan
1915–1918 Santos
1919 Flamengo
1919–1922 Santos
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 September 2023

Career

At the beginning of the 1910s, Ary went to study accounting in the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. With football running through his veins, Patusca ended up becoming a player at SC Brühl. He was successful for the club, eventually becoming Swiss champion, being one of the first Brazilian champions in a European club.[1] Patusca caught the attention and went to Inter Milan, but at his father's request he returned to Santos FC in the end of 1915, where he was top scorer of the 1916 Campeonato Paulista. For Santos FC, Ary scored 103 goals in 85 games.[2]

Personal life

Ary was son of Sizino Patusca, the first Santos FC president,[3] brother of Araken Patusca and cousin of Arnaldo da Silveira.[4]

Honours

SC Brühl

Individual

Death

Ary died at the age of 31, in Santos

References
  1. "ARI PATUSCA, O PRIMEIRO FUTEBOLISTA BRASILEIRO, SANTISTA, A JOGAR E SER CAMPEÃO NA EUROPA". Memória Santista (in Portuguese). 26 June 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  2. "Importante revelação histórica: o ídolo Ary Patusca foi artilheiro do Campeonato Paulista de 1916". Santos FC (official website) (in Portuguese). 22 January 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  3. "Que fim levou? Sizino Patusca". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  4. "Ary Patusca – 1915-1922". Acervo Santos FC (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 September 2023.
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