José Lázaro Robles, best known as ''Pinga'' (February 11, 1924 – May 7, 1996) was a Brazilian
footballer.
He was born in
São Paulo. During his career (1943–1964) he played for
Juventus
Juventus Football Club (from la, iuventūs, 'youth'; ), colloquially known as Juve (), is a professional Association football, football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football leagu ...
,
Portuguesa and
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (; ; c. 1460s – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea.
His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope (1497–1499) was the first to link E ...
, where he played 466 matches from 1953 to 1962 and scored 250 goals. Defending the
Brazilian team he participated in the
Copa America 1953 and the
1954 FIFA World Cup
The 1954 FIFA World Cup was the fifth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football tournament for senior men's national teams of the nations affiliated to FIFA. It was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerla ...
, playing two games and scoring two goals. He died at 72 years old.
1924 births
1996 deaths
Brazilian footballers
Brazil international footballers
CR Vasco da Gama players
Clube Atlético Juventus players
Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players
1954 FIFA World Cup players
Brazilian people of Spanish descent
Association football defenders
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