Manuel Marinho Alves, best known as ''Maneca'' (January 28, 1926 – July 14, 1961) was an association footballer in striker role. He was born in
Salvador Bahia, Brazil.
During his career (1943–1957) he played for
Galícia,
Vitória,
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 ...
and
Bangu. He won four
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 ...
s (1947, 1949, 1950 and 1952) and the
South American Club Championship of 1948. For
Brazilian team he participated in the
1950 FIFA World Cup
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, playing 4 games and scoring one goal.
He died in July 14, 1961, after complications from attempted suicide, in his girlfriend's house, on June 28, 1961, by
mercury cyanide
Mercury(II) cyanide, also known as mercuric cyanide, is a compound of mercury. It is an odorless, toxic white powder. It is highly soluble in polar solvents such as water, alcohol, and ammonia; slightly soluble in ether; and insoluble in benzene an ...
poisoning.
References
1926 births
1961 suicides
Brazilian footballers
Association football forwards
1950 FIFA World Cup players
Brazil international footballers
CR Vasco da Gama players
Esporte Clube Vitória players
Suicides by cyanide poisoning
Suicides in Brazil
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