César Augusto da Silva Lemos, usually called ''César Maluco'' or just ''César'', (born 17 May 1945, Niterói) is a former Brazilian footballer who was included in the 1974 FIFA World Cup squad of the

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. He played for

Palmeiras Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes. Palmeiras is one of the most popular clubs in South America, with around ...

Career

Born in Niteroi, César began playing youth football with local sides Canto do Rio and Flamengo. Palmeiras manager,

Aymoré Moreira Aymoré Moreira (24 April 1912 – 26 July 1998) was a Brazilian football player and coach, who played as a goalkeeper. He was a brother of Zezé Moreira and Ayrton Moreira, both of whom were also successful coaches in Brazilian football. ...

took César to the club on loan in 1967. That year, he played for Palmeiras in the

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, scoring 15 goals as the club won the title.

Personal

César Maluco's brothers, Caio Cambalhota and

Luisinho Lemos Luiz "Luisinho" Alberto Silva Lemos, also known as Luisinho Tombo (October 3, 1951 – June 2, 2019) was a Brazilian footballer and coach, who started his professional career at América. While at América, Luizinho was a key player during the ...

, were also professional footballers.

References

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