Vito Fassano

Vito Fassano
Personal information
Date of birth (1940-02-11) 11 February 1940 (age 86)
Place of birth Bari, Italy[1]
Position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1967 Deportivo Italia
1967–1968 Cruzeiro
1969–1976 Deportivo Italia
International career
1967–1969 Venezuela 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vito Fassano (born 11 February 1940) is a Venezuelan former footballer. He played in five matches for the Venezuela national football team from 1967 to 1969.[1] He was also part of Venezuela's squad for the 1967 South American Championship.[2]

Born in Bari, Fassano played for Deportivo Italia for most of his career, except for a brief spell at Cruzeiro, and was present during their famous victory over Fluminense, the reigning champions of Brazil, in 1971.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Vito Fassano". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  2. ^ "South American Championship 1967". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  3. ^ Photo of Fassano in the same team "Deportivo Italia", one year after the Little Maracanazo.
  4. ^ "Vito Fasano". National-football-teams.com. Retrieved 5 December 2025.