Otávio Fantoni

Otávio Fantoni (; ; Belo Horizonte, 4 April 1907 – Rome, 8 February 1935), best known as or Fantoni II, was a Brazilian-born Italian professional football player, who played as a midfielder.

Early life

He was born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, into a family of Italian origin, which supported Cruzeiro, than known as . In Cruzeiro, he played along with his cousins João Fantoni and Leonízio Fantoni . In 1931, they were sold to Lazio, where they would be known by their surnames similar to a dynasty, where was Fantoni I, was Fantoni II and , Fantoni III.

Career Fantoni made an appearance for the Italy national team on one occasion: in Vittorio Pozzo's selection in the 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification match, on 25 March 1934 against Greece, a 4–0 home victory.

Death Less than one year after his victory on the FIFA match, he injured his nose in a game against Torino. The injury caused a generalized infection that would come to kill him on 8 February 1935 in Rome, Italy.