Francisco Jezuíno Avanzi (30 January 1949 – 8 October 2008), best known as ''Chicão'', was a Brazilian association football player in defensive midfielder role. He was born in

Piracicaba Piracicaba ( or ) is a city located in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The population is 407,252 (2020) in an area of 1378.07 km². It is at an elevation of 547 m above sea level. Name The place name comes from a word in the Tupi langua ...

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. In his career (1968–1985) he played for several clubs: XV de Piracicaba, União Barbarense, São Bento, Ponte Preta,

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, Corinthians Presidente Prudente,

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and Mogi Mirim. He won one São Paulo State League (1975), one Brazilian League (1977) and one Minas Gerais State League (1980). For the

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he got nine international caps, from February 1976 to August 1979, never scored a goal, and was on their roster for

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, playing in three games.Chicão Statistics

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. Retrieved 4 February 2010. He died in October 2008 from cancer in

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* * * 1949 births 2008 deaths People from Piracicaba Brazilian footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players Goiás Esporte Clube players Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Santos FC players Esporte Clube São Bento players São Paulo FC players Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Piracicaba) players União Agrícola Barbarense Futebol Clube players Londrina Esporte Clube players Association football midfielders 1978 FIFA World Cup players 1979 Copa América players Brazil international footballers Footballers from São Paulo (state) {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub