Manuel Marinho Alves, best known as ''Maneca'' (January 28, 1926 – July 14, 1961) was an association footballer in striker role. He was born in Salvador Bahia, Brazil. During his career (1943–1957) he played for Galícia, Vitória,

Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (; ; c. 1460s – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope (1497–1499) was the first to link E ...

and Bangu. He won four

Rio de Janeiro State Championship The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Port., Rio de Janeiro State Championship), was started in 1906 and is the annual football championship in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Br ...

s (1947, 1949, 1950 and 1952) and the South American Club Championship of 1948. For Brazilian team he participated in the

1950 FIFA World Cup The 1950 FIFA World Cup was the fourth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams and held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July 1950. The planned 1942 and 1946 World Cups were ...

, playing 4 games and scoring one goal. He died in July 14, 1961, after complications from attempted suicide, in his girlfriend's house, on June 28, 1961, by

mercury cyanide Mercury(II) cyanide, also known as mercuric cyanide, is a compound of mercury. It is an odorless, toxic white powder. It is highly soluble in polar solvents such as water, alcohol, and ammonia; slightly soluble in ether; and insoluble in benzene an ...

poisoning.

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1926 births 1961 suicides Brazilian footballers Association football forwards 1950 FIFA World Cup players Brazil international footballers CR Vasco da Gama players Esporte Clube Vitória players Suicides by cyanide poisoning Suicides in Brazil {{Brazil-footy-forward-1920s-stub