Larry Pinto de Faria (3 November 1932 – 6 May 2016) was a Brazilian

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player.

Early life

He was born in Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro. He later lived in Porto Alegre.

Career

He began his career at Fluminense Football Club where he played from 1951 to 1954, and champion of Campeonato Carioca in 1951 and the Copa Rio (International) in 1952, that year he was also the top scorer of the Brazilian team in the 1952 Summer Olympics, when he scored four goals in three games. With Bodinho he formed the most invaluable double striker attack of Internacional. Larry competed for Brazil at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

Clubs

* Fluminense, 1951–1954 * Internacional, 1954–1961

Honours

* Campeonato Gaúcho: 1955 and 1961 * Panamerican Championship:

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, with Brazil national football team.

References

1932 births 2016 deaths People from Nova Friburgo Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Sport Club Internacional players Sport Club Internacional managers Fluminense FC players Brazil men's international footballers Footballers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Brazil Brazilian football managers Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (state) {{Brazil-footy-forward-1930s-stub