Hércules de Brito Ruas, (born 9 August 1939 in
Rio de Janeiro), known as Brito, is a former
Brazilian footballer. He played as a central defender for several clubs, and for the
Brazil national team.
Career
In 1975, he played abroad in the
National Soccer League
The National Soccer League (NSL) was the top-level soccer league in Australia, run by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL, the A-League's predecessor, spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977 until its d ...
with
Montreal Castors
Montreal Castors was a Canadian Association football, soccer team, founded in 1975. The team played in the Canadian National Soccer League, National Soccer League, winning the championship in 1978 and 1979 before withdrawing from the league in 197 ...
.
National team
Brito has 45 caps with the
Brazil national team between 1964 and 1972.
He won the
1970 FIFA World Cup
The 1970 FIFA World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international Association football, football championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's senior national teams. Held from 31 May t ...
with the
Brazil national team. He also played the
1966 FIFA World Cup
The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the eighth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in England from 11 July to 30 July 1966. The England national football team defeated West Germany 4-2 in the ...
(one game against
Portugal).
Honours
Club
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Rio de Janeiro State championship
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, Br ...
: 1956
*
Rio-São Paulo: 1966
*
Taça Guanabara: 1965
International
Brazil
*
FIFA World Cup:
1970
Events
January
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* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
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Roca Cup: 1971
*
Brazil Independence Cup: 1972
Individual
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Placar''s
Bola de Prata (Silver Ball): 1970
References
External links
Brito Caps Record
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1939 births
Living people
Brazilian expatriate footballers
Association football central defenders
Sport Club Internacional players
CR Vasco da Gama players
CR Flamengo footballers
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Montreal Castors players
1966 FIFA World Cup players
1970 FIFA World Cup players
FIFA World Cup-winning players
Brazil international footballers
Expatriate footballers in Venezuela
Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city)
Brazilian footballers
Canadian National Soccer League players
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Canada
Expatriate soccer players in Canada