José Fontana (19 March 1912 – 3 April 1986), commonly known as Rei, was a Brazilian soccer player, who played as goalkeeper.

Career

Rei began his career with Coritiba Foot Ball Club, but his good play took him to

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 replaced

Jaguaré Bezerra de Vasconcelos Jaguaré is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Its population was 31,039 (2020) and its area is 660 km². The municipality contains part of the Sooretama Biological Reserve Sooretama Biological Reserve ( pt, Rese ...

when the latter went to FC Barcelona. Rei got his nickname from his impeccable style of dressing, and was seen as a ladies' man, having lived with the famous singer Aracy de Almeida for four years. Rei made his debut for the Brazil national football team in 1936. (Misspelled as "Rey.")

Titles

Coritiba *

Campeonato Paranaense Campeonato Paranaense, which has been contested since 1915, is the top-flight football league of the state of Paraná, Brazil. Format The format has changed in 2014. 12 teams are together in a single group. They play against each other once, ...

: 1931

Campeonato Carioca 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, B ...

: 1934 and 1936.

References

Brazil international footballers Brazilian footballers CR Vasco da Gama players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players 1912 births 1986 deaths Association football goalkeepers {{Brazil-footy-goalkeeper-stub