Vito Fassano

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Vito Fassano
Personal information
Date of birth (1940-02-11) 11 February 1940 (age 85)
Place of birth Bari, Italy [1]
Position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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. 1 2 "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.