José Mendonça dos Santos, simply known as Dequinha (March 19, 1928 – July 23, 1997), was a Brazilian

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. The

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started his career in played yet for Potiguar de Mossoró,

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(where he won the 1947 Rio Grande do Norte State Championship), and América-PE until 1950 when he signed with

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. Dequinha was a key player during Flamengo's 1953-54-55 Rio State Championships campaigns. He played the

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for

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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 top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte (, , ) is one of the states of Brazil. It is located in the northeastern region of the country, ...

: 1947 ;Flamengo *

Campeonato Carioca The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro State Championship), also commonly known as the Cariocão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Br ...

: 1953, 1954, 1955

Manager

;Sergipe *

Campeonato Sergipano The Campeonato Sergipano is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Sergipe. It is run by the Sergipe Football Federation (FSF). Professionalism was introduced into Sergipe football in 1960, with the first ...

: 1970, 1971, 1972

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* 1928 births 1997 deaths Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian football managers Brazil men's international footballers 1954 FIFA World Cup players Men's 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 Associação Desportiva Ferroviária Vale do Rio Doce managers People from Mossoró Footballers from Rio Grande do Norte Associação Olímpica de Itabaiana managers 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1920s-stub