José Carlos Bauer (21 November 1925 – 4 February 2007), commonly known as Bauer, was a Brazilian

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player and manager.

Early life

Born in

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaW ...

, he was the son of a

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man and an

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woman. He was normally a defensive midfielder, Bauer was regarded as one of the finest Brazilian midfielders of his generation.

Career

In career he played for

and

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. He won six

São Paulo State Championship The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Run by the FPF, the league is contested between 16 clubs and typ ...

(1943, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949 and 1953). For

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he played 29 matches, with five goals he won Copa América 1949 and participated at two

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finals, in

1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 crashes in a snowstorm. All 19 ...

and

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. His last match in this tournament is famous

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. After he retired he managed Ferroviária de Araraquara. Curiously, in a trip of Ferroviária in Mozambique, Bauer saw a young

Eusébio Eusébio da Silva Ferreira (; 25 January 1942 – 5 January 2014), nicknamed the "Black Panther", the "Black Pearl" or "O Rei" ("The King"), was a Portuguese footballer who played as a striker. He is considered one of the greatest players of ...

. Very impressed with him, Bauer indicated Eusébio to

, which denied him."Os vice-campeões", Max Gehringer, ''Especial Placar: A Saga da Jules Rimet'' fascículo 4 - 1950 Brasil, dezembro de 2005, Editora Abril, págs. 46-47 Then, he talked with his former coach in São Paulo,

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, about Eusébio. Guttmann, who was coaching Benfica at the time, brought him to the

Estádio da Luz The Estádio da Luz (), officially named Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Lisbon, Portugal. It is used mostly for association football matches, hosting the home games of Portuguese club S.L. Benfica, it ...

Death

He died on 4 February 2007, in

Honours

Club

São Paulo *

Campeonato Paulista The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Run by the FPF, the league is contested between 16 clubs and t ...

: 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1953 Atlas * Copa México: 1962 *

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: 1962

International

Brazil *

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: 1949 *

Panamerican Championship The Panamerican Championship was an international football tournament held by the Panamerican Football Confederation every four years with three editions held from 1952 through 1960.

: 1952 *

Runner-up: 1950 *

Runner-up: 1953

Individual

* FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1950

References

External links

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