José Fernando Polozzi, best known as Polozzi (born in Vinhedo

Vinhedo

Vinhedo is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 was 54,194 and its area is 81.956 km². The elevation is 725 m. It was founded in 1949....

, São Paulo State, October 1, 1955) is a former Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

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 player in central defender role, currently managed Bandeirante

Bandeirante Esporte Clube

Bandeirante Esporte Clube, commonly known as Bandeirante, is a Brazilian football club based in Birigüi, São Paulo state.-History:The club was founded on March 11, 1923...

's team.

In career (1972–1992) he played for several number of clubs, including Ponte Preta

Associação Atlética Ponte Preta

Ponte Preta is a Brazilian football club located in Campinas, São Paulo. Ponte Preta is also known as Macaca. Ponte Preta's biggest rival is from the same city: Guarani. The games between Ponte Preta and Guarani are known as derby . They are known as "pontepretanos"...

, Palmeiras

Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras

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, Botafogo

Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas

Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas , also known as Botafogo and familiarly as Estrela Solitária, is a Brazilian sports club based in Botafogo, neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, best known for its football team. They play in the Campeonato Carioca, Rio de Janeiro's state league, and the Campeonato...

, Bangu

Bangu Atlético Clube

Bangu Atlético Clube, or Bangu as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Bangu, Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro, founded on April 17, 1904...

, Operário (MT) and Bandeirante

Bandeirante Esporte Clube

Bandeirante Esporte Clube, commonly known as Bandeirante, is a Brazilian football club based in Birigüi, São Paulo state.-History:The club was founded on March 11, 1923...

. He won Mato Grosso do Sul State League

Campeonato Sul-Matogrossense

The Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense is the football league of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Before 1979, the Sul-Mato-Grossense clubs competed in the Campeonato Mato-Grossense, because Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul were a single state.-Format:...

 in 1986.

For the Brazil national football team

Brazil national football team

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 he was included in the squad for the 1978 FIFA World Cup

1978 FIFA World Cup

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, but he never played in an international match.