Dino Sani (, ; born 23 May 1932) is a Brazilian former footballer and coach. Sani was an experienced playmaking central midfielder with goalscoring prowess, and a "team player", who was well known for his ball skills, technique, accurate passing, creativity, and close control. Although he was not gifted with notable pace or athleticism, his positioning, keen tactical intelligence, outstanding vision, and his adeptness at long balls, in particular, made him a capable assist provider throughout his career.

Career The son of Italian immigrants, Gaetano Sani and Maria Gabrielli, Sani started his career at local club Palmeiras, XV de Jaú, Comercial-SP and São Paulo FC, and played in the Argentine First Division for Boca Juniors in 1961, where he played 13 games, scoring 4 goals. He then played in Italy for Serie A club A.C. Milan, with whom he won one scudetto in the 1961–62 season, followed by the 1962–63 European Cup.

As a member of the Brazil national team, Dino Sani participated at the South American Championship tournaments of 1957 in Peru and 1959 in Argentina, reaching the final on both occasions; he was also part of the squad that won the 1958 World Cup in Sweden. He made 15 appearances in total for Brazil between 1957 and 1966, scoring 1 goal. As of 2026, he is the oldest-living World Cup winner.

After he left Milan in 1964, Sani returned to South America, and played for Corinthians before becoming a coach. He managed Internacional, Goiás, Palmeiras, Coritiba, Peñarol, Flamengo, Fluminense, Boca Juniors, Qatar and Grêmio.

Managerial statistics

+ Managerial record by team and tenure Team Nat From ToRecord Corinthians1 January 19694 January 1971Internacional10 January 19712 January 1974Goiás4 January 197423 September 1974Corinthians12 June 197513 August 1975Palmeiras14 August 19757 May 1976Coritiba21 July 19769 December 1976Peñarol2 January 197730 June 1980Puebla1 July 198029 March 1981Flamengo8 April 198119 July 1981Fluminense5 October 198111 May 1982Ponte Preta25 May 198221 September 1982Internacional22 March 198327 March 1984Boca Juniors12 May 198425 October 1984Coritiba5 January 19858 February 1985Qatar1 July 19852 April 1986Tokyo Verdy1 July 198630 June 1989Qatar1 October 19894 January 1990Grêmio20 March 19913 June 1991Ponte Preta8 March 199531 March 1995 Career total

Honours Player Club Palmeiras Campeonato Paulista: 1950

São paulo Campeonato Paulista: 1957

Milan Serie A (1): 1961–62 European Cup (1): 1962–63

Corinthans Torneio Rio–São Paulo: 1966

International Brazil FIFA World Cup (1): 1958 Copa América Runner-up (2): 1957, 1959

Individual A.C. Milan Hall of Fame São Paulo FC Hall of Fame

Manager Internacional Campeonato Gaúcho: 1971, 1972, 1973

Peñarol Uruguayan Primera División: 1978, 1979

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