Benedito Custódio Ferreira (3 July 1930 – 12 December 2020), nicknamed Escurinho, was a Brazilian

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who played as an

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and left winger.

Career

Born in

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, Escurinho played for Villa Nova, Fluminense, Atlético Junior, Portuguesa (RJ) and

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. He made 490 appearances for Fluminense between 1954 and 1964, the fifth highest in the club's history. He also scored 110 goals. With the club he won the 1959 Carioca Championship and the 1957 and 1960 Rio-São Paulo Tournament. He was nicknamed the "Black Arrow" due to his speed. He earned 8 caps for the Brazil national team between 1955 and 1956. He died on 12 November 2020 at the age of 90 from multiple organ failure. He was also suffering from Alzheimer's disease in the years leading up to his death.

References

1930 births 2020 deaths Brazilian men's footballers Brazil men's international footballers Villa Nova Atlético Clube players Fluminense FC players Atlético Junior footballers Associação Atlética Portuguesa (RJ) players Bonsucesso Futebol Clube players Men's association football midfielders Men's association football wingers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriates in Colombia Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia People with Alzheimer's disease Deaths from multiple organ failure People from Nova Lima Footballers from Minas Gerais {{Brazil-footy-bio-stub