Alcindo Martha de Freitas (31 March 1945 – 27 August 2016), known simply as Alcindo, was a Brazilian
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder.
Career
During his club career he played for
Rio Grande
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The length of the Rio G ...
(1963),
Grêmio (1964–1971),
Santos (1971–1973),
Club Jalisco
Club Social y Deportivo Jalisco, A.C. is a Mexican Association football, football team. The team was founded on 1970 and returned on 2015.
History
In 1970 a group of sugar businessmen acquired C.D. Oro and renamed it as Club Jalisco. The team ...
(1973) and
Club América
Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América or simply América, is a professional football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football ...
(1974–76) of Mexico, and
Francana (1978). Alcindo is Grêmio's all-time leading scorer with 636 career goals for the club.
He was part of the
Brazilian team for the
1966 FIFA World Cup
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. In total he earned 7 caps and scored 1 goal for Brazil. His brother
Alfeu played for
San Lorenzo de Almagro, in
Argentina. He died from complications of diabetes on 27 August 2016.
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1945 births
2016 deaths
Brazilian footballers
Brazil men's international footballers
Brazilian expatriate footballers
1966 FIFA World Cup players
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players
Santos FC players
Club América footballers
Liga MX players
Expatriate footballers in Mexico
Men's association football midfielders
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