Henry Welfare (20 August 1888 – 1 September 1966) was an English
footballer
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and teacher who lived in
Rio de Janeiro
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, Brazil.
Fluminense Football Club
He arrived at
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a ...
on 9 August 1913 to work as an English teacher on the Anglo-Brazilian Gym. Soon after, he started to play football for the
Fluminense Football Club
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, the ...
. He did wonders as a
striker in his first training session and was quickly invited to join the squad. He played with
Fluminense
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, th ...
for 10 years, up to 1923. For his loyal service to the club, he was elected a Member For Life of the
Fluminense
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, th ...
's deliberative council.
Scoring record
With
Fluminense
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, th ...
, he held the extraordinary record of almost a goal per game, scoring 163 goals in 166 games. Welfare ended his career after scoring the winning goal for
Fluminense
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, th ...
against
Botafogo
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, in 1924.
External links
Fluminense FC page on Welfare
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1888 births
1966 deaths
English footballers
Northern Nomads F.C. players
Liverpool F.C. players
Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
Fluminense FC players
English football managers
Fluminense FC managers
CR Vasco da Gama managers
Expatriate footballers in Brazil
English men's basketball players
Footballers from Liverpool
English emigrants to Brazil
Association football forwards