Edwin Horácio Cox (7 August 1886 – 16 December 1975), was a Brazilian

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who played as a

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Career

Edwin Cox played for Fluminense FC from 1903 to 1909, participating in the conquest of four state titles, in addition to the incredible record of 63 appearances and 62 goals, being one of the first great strikers in the club's history. In 1911 he played for Grêmio, and participated in the 10–1

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match, realized on June 18.

Personal life

Edwin Cox is brother of

Oscar Cox Oscar Alfredo Cox (20 January 18806 October 1931) was a Brazilian sportsman who introduced football to the city of Rio de Janeiro and founded Fluminense, one of Brazil's most traditional and popular football clubs. Biography Born to a wealthy ...

, one of the

Fluminense FC Fluminense Football Club (), known as Fluminense, is a Brazilian sports club best known for its professional football team that competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football and the Campeonato Carioca, ...

founders.

Honours

;Fluminense *

Campeonato Carioca The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Port., Rio de Janeiro State Championship), was started in 1906 and is the annual football championship in the state of Rio de Janeiro, B ...

1906 Events January–February * January 12 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: A nationalistic coalition of merchants, religious leaders and intellectuals in Persia forces the shah Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar to grant a constitution, ...

1907 Events January * January 14 – 1907 Kingston earthquake: A 6.5 Mw earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica, kills between 800 and 1,000. February * February 11 – The French warship ''Jean Bart'' sinks off the coast of Morocco. ...

1908 Events January * January 1 – The British ''Nimrod'' Expedition led by Ernest Shackleton sets sail from New Zealand on the ''Nimrod'' for Antarctica. * January 3 – A total solar eclipse is visible in the Pacific Ocean, and is the 46 ...

1909 Events January–February * January 4 – Explorer Aeneas Mackintosh of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition escaped death by fleeing across ice floes. * January 7 – Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama. * Januar ...

;Grêmio *

Campeonato Citadino de Porto Alegre The Campeonato Citadino de Porto Alegre ( en, Municipality of Porto Alegre Championship) was a football competition held among the clubs located in the city of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It was established in 1910, making it older th ...

: 1911 ;Individual *1908 Campeonato Carioca top scorer: 12 goals

References

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Edwin Cox
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