Alejandro Scopelli

**Alejandro Scopelli Casanova** (, ; 12 May 1908 – 23 October 1987) was an Argentine and Italian footballer and manager. He was capped eight times by Argentina between 1929 and 1937, and played for them at the 1930 FIFA World Cup and the 1937 South American Championship. He was also capped once for Italy in 1935.

As a manager, he coached Club América in Mexico, and Valencia CF Español and Deportivo de La Coruña in Spain, Belenenses Sporting CP and FC Porto in Portugal and Universidad de Chile. He also coached the national football teams of Chile, Portugal and Mexico.

Scopelli died in Mexico City on 22 October 1987, aged 79.

### International goals

- _Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Scopelli goal_.

|scope="col"|No.|scope="col"|Date|scope="col"|Venue|scope="col"|Opponent|scope="col"|Score|scope="col"|Result|scope="col"|Competition|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1.|16 November 1929|Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires, Argentina||2–0|2–0|Friendly||||||||
|2.|26 July 1930|Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay||2–1|6–1|1930 FIFA World Cup||||||||
|3.|9 January 1937|Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires, Argentina||1–0|6–1|1937 South American Championship||||||||
|4.|4–0|||||||||||||

### Player

- Argentina
- South American Championship: 1937
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1930

### Manager

- Valencia
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: 1961-62, 1962-63

**América**
- Copa MX: 1963–64, 1964–65

**Universidad de Chile**
- Chilean Primera División: 1967

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Alejandro Scopelli
- **image**: Alejandro scopelli retrato 1931.jpg
- **caption**: Scopelli in 1931
- **fullname**: Alejandro Scopelli Casanova
- **height**: 1.73 m
- **birth place**: La Plata, Argentina
- **death place**: Mexico City, Mexico
- **position**: Striker (association football), Striker
- **years1**: 1928–1933
- **years2**: 1933–1935
- **years3**: 1936–1937
- **years4**: 1937
- **years5**: 1938–1939
- **years6**: 1939–1941
- **years7**: 1941
- **years8**: 1941–1943
- **clubs1**: Estudiantes de La Plata, Estudiantes
- **clubs2**: A.S. Roma, Roma
- **clubs3**: Racing Club de Avellaneda, Racing Club
- **clubs4**: Red Star Saint-Ouen, Red Star
- **clubs5**: RCF Paris
- **clubs6**: C.F. Os Belenenses, Belenenses
- **clubs7**: Unión de Santa Fe, Unión SF
- **clubs8**: Universidad de Chile (football club), Universidad de Chile
- **caps1**: 68
- **caps2**: 63
- **caps3**: 60
- **caps4**: ?
- **caps7**: 6
- **caps8**: 27
- **goals1**: 45
- **goals2**: 24
- **goals3**: 44
- **goals4**: 24
- **goals7**: 1
- **goals8**: 11
- **nationalyears1**: 1929–1937
- **nationalyears2**: 1935
- **nationalteam1**: Argentina national football team, Argentina
- **nationalteam2**: Italy national football team, Italy
- **nationalcaps1**: 8
- **nationalcaps2**: 1
- **nationalgoals1**: 4
- **nationalgoals2**: 0
- **manageryears1**: 1939–1941
- **manageryears2**: 1941–1945
- **manageryears3**: 1947–1948
- **manageryears4**: 1948–1949
- **manageryears5**: 1949–1950
- **manageryears6**: 1950–1952
- **manageryears7**: 1952–1954
- **manageryears8**: 1955–1956
- **manageryears9**: 1956–1957
- **manageryears10**: 1957–1959
- **manageryears11**: 1962–1963
- **manageryears12**: 1963–1964
- **manageryears13**: 1964–1965
- **manageryears14**: 1966–1967
- **manageryears15**: 1970
- **manageryears16**: 1972–1974
- **manageryears17**: 1978–1979
- **managerclubs1**: CF Os Belenenses, Belenenses
- **managerclubs2**: CF Universidad de Chile, Universidad de Chile
- **managerclubs3**: CF Os Belenenses, Belenenses
- **managerclubs4**: FC Porto, Porto
- **managerclubs5**: Deportivo de La Coruña, Deportivo La Coruña
- **managerclubs6**: Club de Fútbol Universidad de Chile, Universidad de Chile
- **managerclubs7**: RCD Espanyol, Español
- **managerclubs8**: Sporting CP
- **managerclubs9**: RC Celta de Vigo, Celta
- **managerclubs10**: Granada CF, Granada
- **managerclubs11**: Valencia CF, Valencia
- **managerclubs12**: RCD Espanyol, Espanyol
- **managerclubs13**: Club América, América
- **managerclubs14**: Chile national football team, Chile
- **managerclubs15**: Club América, América
- **managerclubs16**: CF Os Belenenses, Belenenses
- **managerclubs17**: Club América, América