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
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
.
Career
During his club career he played for
Rio Grande (1963),
Grêmio (1964–1971),
Santos (1971–1973),
Club Jalisco (1973) and
Club América (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. In total he earned 7 caps and scored 1 goal for Brazil. His brother
Alfeu played for
San Lorenzo de Almagro
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, in
Argentina
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. 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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