Fausto dos Santos (28 January 1905 – 29 March 1939), sometimes known as just Fausto, was a

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player, considered one of the best defensive midfielders of Vasco da Gama of the first half of past century. At the time, he and Jaguaré, another famous player at this era, was attempted to be loaned to

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. Popularly known as "Fausto, The Black Wonder" he was a pioneer to vindicate labor laws to footballers since the professionalization of Brazilian football in the beginning of the 1930s. He also played for other clubs, such as Bangu, Nacional of Montevideo and

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. He died at the age of 34 of

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Honours

Club

* Campeonato Carioca (2): :Vasco da Gama: 1929, 1934 *

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(1): :Barcelona: 1932

External links

Pelé.Net

Milton Neves
* 1905 births 1939 deaths Brazilian men's footballers Brazil men's international footballers CR Vasco da Gama players CR Flamengo footballers Bangu Atlético Clube players Club Nacional de Football players FC Barcelona players 20th-century deaths from tuberculosis Tuberculosis deaths in Minas Gerais Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland 1930 FIFA World Cup players SC Young Fellows Juventus players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1900s-stub