João Carlos Batista Pinheiro, Pinheiro (January 13, 1932 in

Campos dos Goytacazes Campos dos Goytacazes () is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality located in the northern region of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, with a population of 471,737 inhabitants. Location Campos dos Goytacazes has an area of 4,032 km2 (1,557 s ...

– August 30, 2011), was a Brazilian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who achieved notoriety playing for

Fluminense Fluminense Football Club (), known as Fluminense, is a Brazilian sports club best known for its professional football team that competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football and the Campeonato Carioca, th ...

and the

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. He was arguably the player with most appearances for Fluminense in the club's history, with 605 matches in total.

Honours

** Campeonato Carioca: 1951, 1959 ** Copa Rio: 1952 ** Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 1957, 1960 *

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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.

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** Bernardo O'Higgins Cup: 1955

Literature

Portrait in book ''1954 FIFA World Cup players'', 2010,

References

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