Germano (footballer, born 1942)

José Germano de Sales (25 March 1942 – 4 October 1997) was a Brazilian footballer.^[2][3]

Germano

Personal information
Full name	José Germano de Sales
Date of birth	(1942-03-25)25 March 1942
Place of birth	Conselheiro Pena
Date of death	4 October 1997(1997-10-04) (aged 55)[1]
Place of death	Conselheiro Pena
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Left winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1959–1962	Flamengo	87	(17)
1962–1965	AC Milan	2	(2)
1962–1963	→ Genoa (loan)	12	(2)
International career
1959	Brazil	8	(4)
Medal record Men's Football Representing  Brazil Pan American Games 1959 Chicago
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Having been transferred to AC Milan from Flamengo in the summer of 1962 at the age of 20, he became the first ever black player to play for the Italian club. Despite a very successful start (3 goals in 5 games), he was soon loaned out to Genoa in November 1962, where he spent the rest of that season with 12 games and 2 goals for the Genoese club.^[4][5]

Germano also represented the Brazil national team at the 1959 Pan American Games, where the team won the silver medal.^[6][7]