Djalma Pereira Dias Júnior (21 August 1939 – 1 May 1990) was a Brazilian

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who played as a defender.

Football career

During his career, Djalma Dias played for América Football Club - where he won the Rio state championship of 1960 -,

Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes. Palmeiras is one of the most popular clubs in South America, with around ...

Clube Atlético Mineiro Clube Atlético Mineiro (), commonly known as Atlético Mineiro or Atlético, and colloquially as Galo (, "Rooster"), is the largest professional football club based in the city of Belo Horizonte, the capital city of the Brazilian state of Mi ...

Santos Futebol Clube Santos Futebol Clube (), commonly known simply as Santos or Santos FC and nicknamed the ''Peixe'' (; "fish"), is a Brazilian sports club based in Vila Belmiro, a ''bairro'' in the city of Santos. It is also the team with the most goals in ...

and

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, retiring in 1974 at the age of 35. He played 21 times for the Brazilian national team, but did not attend any major international tournament. He died of cardiorespiratory arrest at the age of 50.

Personal

He was born in

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and lived there all his life. One of Djalma Dias'

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Djalminha Djalma Feitosa Dias (born 9 December 1970), known as Djalminha , is a Brazilian football pundit and retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Blessed with superb skill and technical ability but possessing a troubles ...

, was also a footballer, a talented

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who played for

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, retiring in 2004.

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* * 1939 births 1990 deaths Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian footballers Association football defenders America Football Club (RJ) players Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Santos FC players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Brazil international footballers {{Brazil-footy-defender-1930s-stub