Ademir da Guia (born 3 April 1942) is a retired professional

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who played during the 1960s and 1970s for

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, a leading association football team in

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, where he is still regarded as one of the club's all-time best players. Usually a playmaker, he was known for his fantastic close control and passing ability. He was nicknamed O Divino, which means The Divine One, the same nickname given to his father, Domingos da Guia.

Personal life

Da Guia was born in

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. His father,

Domingos da Guia Domingos Antônio da Guia (born in Rio de Janeiro, November 19, 1912 – died in Rio, May 18, 2000) was a Brazilian footballer. He played in four matches for Brazil in the 1938 FIFA World Cup finals. He is regarded as one of the best Brazilian d ...

was a former

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member who played at the 1938 FIFA World Cup. His uncle, Ladislau da Guia, had pursued the same career path at an earlier stage, playing for

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, and becoming their all-time best scorer with 215 goals.

Career

In the 16 years Ademir da Guia spent playing for

, he holds the record for the most appearances for the club and is the third best goalscorer ever, and won, amongst other titles, both the

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and the

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five times. Unlike many distinguished football players in his country, Ademir did not have a prolonged and constant participation with the Brazilian national team; playing in nine matches for Brazil in the total, the first six in 1965 and the other three in 1974, including at the

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when he got the chance to play in the match for third place against Poland (in which Brazil was defeated by 1–0). His lack of playing time was the result of being contemporary of such players as Pelé,

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and

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. Da Guia played his farewell match on 18 September 1977 at

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in a

match between his club

and

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, which the latter won 2–0.

Political career

He was elected in 2004 for the legislative period of 2005–2008 as councilman for the city of São Paulo as a member of the

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, joining the

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later.

Honours

* Brazilian Championship: 1967 ( Taça Brasil), 1967 ( Taça Roberto Gomes Pedrosa), 1969, 1972 and 1973 *

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: 1963, 1966, 1972, 1974 and 1976. * Rio-São Paulo Tournament: 1965 * IV Centenary of the City of Rio de Janeiro Tournament: 1965 *

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(Spain): 1969, 1974 and 1975. * Laudo Natel Tournament: 1972 * Mar del Plata Tournament (

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): 1972

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Guia, Ademir da 1942 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian footballers 1974 FIFA World Cup players Brazil international footballers Bangu Atlético Clube players Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Brazilian sportsperson-politicians Association football midfielders Communist Party of Brazil politicians Liberal Party (Brazil, 2006) politicians Progressive Republican Party (Brazil) politicians Afro-Brazilian sportspeople Afro-Brazilian people Brazilian people of German descent