Itamar Bellasalma

Itamar
Personal information
Full name Itamar Antônio Bellasalma
Date of birth (1950-02-14) 14 February 1950
Place of birth São Carlos, Brazil
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1967 São Carlos Clube
1968–1970 Ferroviária
1971 Garça
1973–1974 São Paulo 10 (1)
1973–1974Marília (loan)
1975–1976 Palmeiras 45 (10)
1977 Grêmio Maringá
1977–1978 Londrina
1978–1980 Grêmio Maringá
1980 Criciúma
1980–1981 Londrina
1981 Grêmio Maringá
1981 Colorado-PR
1982 Londrina
Managerial career
1983 Londrina
1983 Platinense
1985 Criciúma
1986 AA Votuporanguense
1988 Fernandópolis
1989 Maringá AC
1990 Marília
1991 Inter de Lages
1991 Fernandópolis
1992 Juventus-SC
1993 Operário Ferroviário
1993 Apucarana
1994 Jandaia
1995–1996 Maringá FC
1997 Operário Ferroviário
1999 Comercial-MS
1999 Apucarana
1999 Londrina
2000 Rio Branco-PR
2000 Grêmio Maringá
2004 Roma Apucarana
2004 Engenheiro Beltrão
2005 Roma Apucarana
2006 Operário-MS
2008 Engenheiro Beltrão
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 October 2025

Itamar Antônio Bellasalma (born 14 February 1950) is a Brazilian former professional footballer and manager, who played as a forward.

Player career

Born in São Carlos, Bellasalma began his career at São Carlos Clube, then played for Ferroviária and Garça. In 1973, he joined São Paulo, where he played 10 matches and scored one goal, [1] and was subsequently loaned to Marília. In 1976, he joined Palmeiras, where he played 45 matches and scored 10 goals, winning the state championship.[2] He won a state championship again in 1977 with Grêmio Maringá and with Londrina in 1981.[3][4][5] He stood out during his career for his fights with opposing defenders.[6]

Managerial career

Bellasalma coached several teams from 1983 to 2008, especially Londrina, Criciúma and other teams from Paraná, such as Roma Apucarana in 2004 and 2005.[6][7]

Honours

Palmeiras

Grêmio Maringá

Londrina

Individual

  • 1977 Campeonato Paranaense top scorer: 15 goals[8]

References

  1. ^ "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Jogadores do Palmeiras: Itamar". Verdazzo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 18 September 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Último título Paranaense do Grêmio Maringá completa 40 anos". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 2 October 2017. Archived from the original on 3 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Em 1981, Itamar acabou sendo campeão pelo Londrina". Tribuna do Paraná (in Portuguese). 30 March 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Campeão por Londrina e Maringá, ex-jogador está dividido com a final". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 12 April 2014. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Que fim levou? Itamar (Ex-centroavante do São Paulo, Marília e Palmeiras)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Mala preta em Paranaguá não assusta treinador do Roma". Folha de Londrina (in Portuguese). 23 March 2005. Retrieved 5 October 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ^ "Paraná State Championship -- List of Topscorers". RSSSF Brazil. Archived from the original on 25 March 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.