Sylvio Serpa (21 January 1904 – 26 August 1975), known as just Alemão, 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 lea ...

who played as a

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for

Botafogo Botafogo (local/standard alternative Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: ) is a beachfront neighborhood (''bairro'') in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a mostly upper middle class and small commerce community, and is located between the hills of M ...

. He made six appearances for the Brazil national team in 1923. He was also part of Brazil's squad for the

1923 South American Championship The seventh edition of the South American Championship was held in Montevideo, Uruguay from 29 October to 2 December 1923. Overview The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Chile withdrew for the second time si ...

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* 1904 births 1975 deaths Brazilian men's footballers Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Men's association football central defenders Brazil men's international footballers Botafogo FR players Place of birth missing 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-footy-defender-1900s-stub