José Mendonça dos Santos, simply known as Dequinha (March 19, 1928 – July 23, 1997), was a Brazilian
footballer
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.
The
midfielder
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started his career in played yet for
Potiguar de Mossoró,
ABC
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(where he won the 1947
Rio Grande do Norte State Championship), and
América-PE until 1950 when he signed with
Flamengo
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. Dequinha was a key player during Flamengo's 1953-54-55
Rio State Championships campaigns.
He played the
1954 FIFA World Cup
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for
Brazil
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and remained in the national team for another two years.
In 1960, he transferred to
Campo Grande-RJ where he retired two years later.
Dequinha died on September 29, 1997 in Aracaju, Brazil.
Honours
Player
;ABC
*
Campeonato Potiguar
The Campeonato Potiguar is the football league of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Format
First Division
First stage: standard round-robin, in which all teams play each other once.
Second stage: home-and-away playoffs between the t ...
: 1947
;Flamengo
*
Campeonato Carioca: 1953, 1954, 1955
Manager
;Sergipe
*
Campeonato Sergipano: 1970, 1971, 1972
References
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1928 births
1997 deaths
Brazilian footballers
Brazilian football managers
Brazil international footballers
1954 FIFA World Cup players
Association football midfielders
Associação Cultural e Desportiva Potiguar players
ABC Futebol Clube players
América Futebol Clube (PE) players
CR Flamengo footballers
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players
Campo Grande Atlético Clube players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Club Sportivo Sergipe managers
Desportiva Ferroviária managers
People from Mossoró
Sportspeople from Rio Grande do Norte
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