Aluísio Francisco da Luz (1 March 1931 – 19 April 2020), simply known as Índio, was a Brazilian

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. He was born in Cabedelo,

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. A striker, Índio won the Rio State Championship title with

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in 1953, 1954 and 1955. He also played for the

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at the

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finals. Índio was the last surviving member of Brazil's 1954 World Cup squad.Morre Índio, décimo maior artilheiro da história do Flamengo

Club career

Índio was one of the main strikers of

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in his era. He played for almost eight years in the club and his average goal was one goal every two matches, having managed to enter the select list of top 10 scorers in the history of the club. In the Gávea team, he debuted in a match against

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, replacing the great Durval. Then he went on a tour in Europe with Flamengo from which returned undefeated. In 1952 he made history by interrupting a

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unbeaten series, and started to make his way to Flamengo second state championship in 1953, 1954 and 1955. Índio was still Flamengo's top scorer in the seasons of 1953 and 1956, with 41 and 31 goals respectively.

International career

For

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, he participated in World Cup 1954 and

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. He played 10 games and 5 goals with the hopscotch. For the Brazilian national team, his most important goal was against

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, in the 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification. The game was 1–1 in

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, and on the return Brazil won 1–0 with a "dry leaf" by

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Honours

* Rio State Championship 1953, 1954, 1955 *

- Quarter-finals

References

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La Liga stats
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