Alfredo dos Santos (January 1, 1920 – October 23, 1997), best known as Alfredo II, was a Brazilian

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in midfielder role. He was born in

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. During his career (1937–1956), he played for

Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (; ; c. 1460s – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope (1497–1499) was the first to link E ...

, except one year with

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(1949). As another Alfredo played in Vasco, he earned the nickname "Alfredo Segundo" ("Alfredo the Second", transcribed as

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 Rega ...

). He won five Carioca Tournaments (1945, 1947, 1949, 1950 and 1952) and the

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in 1948. For the Brazilian team he played at the

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, 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

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, who played in the

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. 1920 births 1997 deaths Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian footballers 1950 FIFA World Cup players Association football midfielders Brazil international footballers CR Vasco da Gama players CR Flamengo footballers {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1920s-stub