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1953 South American Championship Squads
The following squads were named for the 1953 South American Championship that took place in Peru. Bolivia * Ricardo Alcón * Víctor Brown * José Bustamante * René Cabrera * Delfín Díaz * Eduardo González * Benigno Gutiérrez * Eduardo Gutiérrez * Hilarion López * Mario Mena * Arturo Miranda * Javier Palazuelos * Máximo Ramírez * Raúl Reinoso * Ricardo Sánchez * Ramón Santos * Víctor Agustín Ugarte * Antonio Valencia * Edgar Vargas Brazil * Barbosa * Castilho * Gilmar * Djalma Santos * Haroldo * Nílton Santos * Alfredo * Bauer * Brandãozinho * Danilo Alvim * Didi * Ely * Pinheiro * Zizinho * Ademir * Baltazar * Cláudio Pinho * Ipojucan * Julinho * Pinga * Rodrigues Chile * Sergio Livingstone * Manuel Alvarez * Valentín Beperet * Arturo Farías * Alfredo Olivos * Fernando Roldán * Augusto Arenas * Óscar Carrasco * Ramiro Cortés * Enrique Hormazábal * Carlos Rojas * Osvaldo Sáez * Atilio Cremaschi * Guillermo Díaz * Fern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 South American Championship
The South American Championship 1953 was a football tournament held in Peru and won by Paraguay with Brazil second. Argentina, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament. Francisco Molina from Chile became top scorer of the tournament with 7 goals. Squads Venues Final round ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ''Match was awarded to Peru due to unsportsmanlike behaviour of Paraguay by making one extra change. Milner Ayala was banned for three years for kicking the referee.'' ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ''Match was suspended after 66th min, and awarded to Chile due to unsportsmanlike behaviour of Bolivia.'' ---- Play-off Result Goal scorers 7 Goals * Molina 5 Goals * Julinho 4 Goals * Berni * Fernández * Balseiro 3 Goals * Baltazar * Atilio López * Carlos Romero * Peláez 2 Goals * Alcón * Ramón Santos * Ugarte * Pinga * Francisco Rodrigues * Gómez Sánchez * Mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Víctor Agustín Ugarte
Víctor is a Spanish masculine given name, equivalent to Victor in English and Vítor in Portuguese. Notable people with the given name include: *Víctor Cabrera (Argentine footballer) *Víctor Cabrera (Chilean footballer) * Víctor Hugo Cabrera, actor * Víctor Manuel Camacho, politician * Víctor Carrillo, football referee *Víctor Hermosillo y Celada, politician * Víctor Raul Díaz Chávez, politician *Víctor Casadesús, footballer * Víctor Emeric, politician * Víctor Espárrago, football coach *Víctor Fernández, football coach *Víctor Manuel García Valdés (1897–1969), Cuban painter *Victor Garcia (director) * Victor G. Garcia III, ambassador *Víctor García (Spanish singer) *Víctor García (Mexican singer) *Víctor Andrés García Belaúnde, politician * Víctor García (racing driver) *Víctor García (volleyball) *Víctor Garcia (Spanish director) *Víctor García (runner) *Víctor Hugo García, footballer *Víctor García Marín, footballer *Víctor Genes, footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Didi (footballer, Born 1928)
Waldyr Pereira, also known as Didi (; 8 October 1928 – 12 May 2001), was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder or as a forward. He played in three FIFA World Cups (1954, 1958, and 1962), winning the latter two and was awarded the Golden Ball, given to the tournament's best player, for his performance at the 1958 competition. Considered as an elegant and technical player, Didi was renowned for his range of passing, stamina and technique. He also was a free-kick specialist, being famous for inventing the '' folha seca'' (dry leaf) dead ball free kicks, notably used by modern-day players such as Juninho and Cristiano Ronaldo, where the ball would swerve downward unexpectedly at a point resulting in a goal."Kings of the free-kick" FIFA.com. Retr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danilo Alvim
Danilo Alvim Faria (3 December 1920 – 16 May 1996) was a Brazilian footballer. He was a member of the ill-fated Brazilian 1950 World Cup team. One of the greatest center-halves in the World during his prime, he was renowned as a very sophisticated and elegant player who possessed fine ball control and accurate long range passing. Club career Danilo Alvim was an amateur playing with America-RJ when Flávio Costa's Rio de Janeiro squad practiced against them in 1941. He was asked to fill in for one of the injured players and so impressed the famous coach that he was asked to join the squad. At first he thought it was a joke, but when he realized it was true he went out to celebrate. On his way back home he was hit by a car and had his leg broken (in 39 places according to some sources). In 1942 he came back to America and was cut by the manager to save costs. Rather than cutting him outright the team's directors sent him to Canto do Rio where he led the team to a Rio d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandãozinho (footballer, Born 1925)
Antenor Lucas, better known as ''Brandãozinho'' (born in Campinas, Brazil, June 9, 1925 – died in São Paulo, Brazil, April 4, 2000) was a Brazilian football defender. In his career (1940–1956), he played for Campinas, Associação Atlética Portuguesa Santista and Associação Portuguesa de Desportos. He won two Torneio Rio-São Paulo in 1952 and 1955. For the Brazil National Football Team, he played 18 games, and participated in the 1954 FIFA World Cup in Switzerland, playing 3 matches. After he retired, he was a Mathematics Teacher in Lavras Lavras is a municipality in southern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Located at an altitude of 919 m, it has a population of 104,783 inhabitants (2020). The area of the municipality is 564.495 km2. The average annual temperature is 19.6°C and t ... and Sete Lagoas, Brazil. He died at 74 years old. References 1925 births 2000 deaths Brazilian footballers Association football defenders 1954 FIFA World Cup p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bauer (footballer)
José Carlos Bauer (21 November 1925 – 4 February 2007), commonly known as Bauer, was a Brazilian football player and manager. Early life Born in São Paulo, he was the son of a Swiss man and an African-Brazilian woman. He was normally a defensive midfielder, Bauer was regarded as one of the finest Brazilian midfielders of his generation. Career In career he played for São Paulo and Botafogo. He won six São Paulo State Championship (1943, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949 and 1953). For Brazil national football team he played 29 matches, with five goals he won Copa América 1949 and participated at two FIFA World Cup finals, in 1950 and 1954. His last match in this tournament is famous Battle of Berne. After he retired he managed Ferroviária de Araraquara. Curiously, in a trip of Ferroviária in Mozambique, Bauer saw a young Eusébio. Very impressed with him, Bauer indicated Eusébio to São Paulo, which denied him."Os vice-campeões", Max Gehringer, ''Especial Placar: A S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfredo II
Alfredo dos Santos (January 1, 1920 – October 23, 1997), best known as Alfredo II, was a Brazilian football (soccer), footballer in midfielder role. He was born in Rio de Janeiro. During his career (1937–1956), he played for Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama, Vasco da Gama, except one year with Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, Flamengo (1949). As another Alfredo played in Vasco, he earned the nickname "Alfredo Segundo" ("Alfredo the Second", transcribed as Regnal number, Alfredo II). He won five Campeonato Carioca, Carioca Tournaments (1945, 1947, 1949, 1950 and 1952) and the South American Club Championship (football), South American Club Championship in 1948. For the Brazil national football team, Brazilian team he played at the 1950 FIFA World Cup, starting one match against Switzerland (2–2) on June 28, 1950, when he scored a goal in the third minute. References Some sources list him as "Alfredo Ramos dos Santos", confusing him with Alfredo Ramos (Brazilian footballer) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nílton Santos
Nílton dos Santos (; 16 May 1925 – 27 November 2013) was a Brazilian footballer who primarily played as a wingback. At international level, he was a member of the Brazil squads that won the 1958 and 1962 World Cups. Regarded as one of the greatest defenders in the history of the game, Nílton Santos is a member of the World Team of the 20th Century, and was named by Pelé one of the top 125 greatest living footballers at a FIFA Awards ceremony in 2004. In 2009, he was the recipient of the Golden Foot Legends Award. He was unrelated to his frequent defensive partner Djalma Santos. Club career Born in Rio de Janeiro, he was a pioneering attacking left back, being one of the first full backs to make runs down the wing to participate in the offensive game. Once he said: "I have never envied today's players the money but the freedom they have, to go forward". He played all his professional club career for Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas. He was called "The Encyclopedia" bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haroldo Rodrigues Magalhães Castro
Haroldo Rodrigues Magalhães Castro (born 20 December 1931), known as Haroldo, is a Brazilian footballer. He played in two matches for the Brazil national football team in 1953. He was also part of Brazil's squad for the 1953 South American Championship The South American Championship 1953 was a football tournament held in Peru and won by Paraguay with Brazil second. Argentina, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament. Francisco Molina from Chile became top scorer of the tournament with 7 g .... References External links * 1931 births Living people Brazilian footballers Brazil international footballers Place of birth missing (living people) Association footballers not categorized by position {{Brazil-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Djalma Santos
Djalma Pereira Dias dos Santos known simply as Djalma Santos (; also spelled Dejalma Santos), (27 February 192923 July 2013) was a Brazilian footballer who started for the Brazil national team in four World Cups, winning two, in 1958 and 1962. Santos is considered to be one of the greatest right-backs of all time. While primarily known for his defensive skills, he often ventured upfield and displayed some impressive technical and attacking skills. Along with Franz Beckenbauer and Philipp Lahm, he is one of only three players to be included into three FIFA World Cup All Star teams (in 1954, 1958 and 1962). He was unrelated to his frequent defensive partner Nilton Santos. He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004. He is also one of the few footballers to have made over 1,000 professional appearances in his career. Djalma Santos made history in the three big clubs he played for. Djalma was an idol at Palmeiras, where he played 49 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gylmar Dos Santos Neves
Gylmar dos Santos Neves (; 22 August 1930 – 25 August 2013), known simply as Gilmar, was a Brazilian footballer who played goalkeeper for Corinthians and Santos and was a member of the Brazil national team in three World Cups. He was elected the best Brazilian goalkeeper of the 20th century and one of the best in the world by the IFFHS. He is remembered for his sober style on the pitch and his peaceful personality. Alex Bellos says in his book ''Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life'' that Gilmar is named after his parents, Gilberto and Maria. Gilmar was the starting goalkeeper for Pelé's Santos and Brazilian national teams of the 1960s. In 1998, he was awarded the FIFA Order of Merit. Club career Gilmar was born in Santos, São Paulo, and started his career playing for hometown side Jabaquara. In 1951 he joined Corinthians, winning three Campeonato Paulista titles with the club in 1951, 1952 and 1954. In 1961, Gilmar signed for Santos, being a part of the team who wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos José Castilho
Carlos José Castilho (November 27, 1927 – February 2, 1987) was a Brazilian football goalkeeper. He was born in Rio de Janeiro and played for Fluminense from 1947 to 1964 and for Brazil. He was a member of the Brazil squad in four World Cups: 1950, 1954, 1958 and 1962, but he only actually played three games, all of them in the 1954 finals. He was noted as a goalkeeper for making seemingly impossible saves. Due to his good luck, his opponents' supporters called him "Leiteria" (lucky man) and Fluminense supporters called him "Saint Castilho". He was daltonic and he believed he was favored because he saw yellow balls as if they were red, though he had trouble at night with white balls. During his career he appeared in 699 games for Fluminense, a club record. With Fluminense, he won 420 games, conceded 777 goals, and kept 255 clean-sheets; all individual records in Fluminense history. After his retirement from playing sport, he coached many teams from Brazil. He commit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
