Jarbas Faustinho (born 21 September 1939) commonly known as just Cané ([kaˈne]) is a Brazilian former professional footballer and coach. Although born in Brazil, Cané played the majority of his football career in Italy.
At club level he played as a winger for S.S.C. Napoli and Bari amongst many other teams. As a coach, he managed several clubs in the Province of Naples area. In 1975, he played in the National Soccer League with Montreal Castors where he served as a player-coach.[2] He returned to Montreal for the 1976 NSL season in the same capacity.[3][4]
After taking over as head coach of Napoli in 1994, Cané became the first black coach in Serie A history.[5]
Honours
Club
- Napoli
- Coppa delle Alpi (1): 1966
Individual
- Coppa Italia – Top scorer: 1964–65 (3 goals)
References
- ^ "Brazilian Players in Italy". RSSSF. 22 June 2007. Archived from the original on 22 September 2008.
- ^ Onorato, Andre (8 September 1975). "Castors grab share of lead in soccer win". Newspapers.com. The Montreal Gazette. p. 22. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "Castors feature international soccer stars". Ottawa Journal. 17 June 1976. p. 30.
- ^ "Castors looking for first victory". Montreal Star. 14 May 1976. p. 27.
- ^ "Seedorf to become the first black manager of Milan?". MTN Football. 23 May 2013. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2013.