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Orlando Fantoni (4 May 1917 – 5 June 2002), also known as Fantoni IV, was a Brazilian professional footballer and manager, who played as a forward.




Career


The youngest of the Fantoni brothers, Orlando followed in the footsteps of Ninão and Niginho by playing for Palestra Itália (currently Cruzeiro) from 1932 to 1942. He also played two seasons for Siderúrgica de Sabará and in 1948 he transferred to Lazio, being the fourth Fantoni to represent for the club . He would still play for Vasco da Gama, where he was champion in 1949 and 1950.




Managerial career


Soon after retiring from the field, he accepted the task of helping in the development of football in Venezuela, taking over the command of the national team and some clubs such as UCV, Deportivo Portugués and Deportivo Itália, being national champion for all of these. As a coach he had a very successful career, being the first Brazilian to win five state championships with different teams, in addition to winning titles again with Cruzeiro and Vasco, where he had been champion as a player. Fantoni also did great work for América and Corinthians, even without winning titles, in addition to being EC Bahia champion in three editions of the state championship.




Personal life


Orlando is brother os also footballers Niginho (Leonídio Fantoni) and Ninão (João Fantoni), cousin of Nininho Fantoni, and uncle of Benito Fantoni and Fernando Fantoni.




Death


Fantoni passed away on 5 June 2002, at the age of 85 in Salvador, due to lung emphysema.




Honours






= Player

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Cruzeiro
Campeonato Mineiro: 1940
Vasco da Gama
Campeonato Carioca: 1949, 1950




= Manager

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UCV
Venezuelan Primera División: 1957
Deportivo Portugués
Venezuelan Primera División: 1958
Deportivo Itália
Venezuelan Primera División: 1961, 1963, 1966
Cruzeiro
Campeonato Mineiro: 1968
Taça Minas Gerais: 1983
Náutico
Campeonato Pernambucano: 1974
Bahia
Campeonato Baiano: 1976, 1986, 1987
Vasco da Gama
Campeonato Carioca: 1977
Taça Guanabara: 1977
Grêmio
Campeonato Gaúcho: 1979




References






External links


Orlando Fantoni at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)

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• CR Vasco da Gama
• Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
• Orlando Fantoni
• Niginho
• Universidad Central de Venezuela F.C.
• Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
• Venezuela national football team
• Grêmio FBPA
• CR Vasco da Gama
• Ninão
• Clube Náutico Capibaribe
• List of Brazilian footballers in Serie A