André Francisco do Nascimento (10 April 1982 – 12 November 2010), better known as André Nascimento, was a Brazilian professional
footballer
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who played as a
forward.
Career
Center forward, André Nascimento played for Portuguesa, Santo André, América-MG, Araxá, Malmö FF and Uberaba, the club where he won the
Taça Minas Gerais
The Taça Minas Gerais is a traditional football tournament played in the Minas Gerais state in Brazil. From 1973 through 1977 and then in 1980 and 1981, was a separate competition. In 1979 and from 1982 to 1987, it was played as one of the phases ...
in 2009 and 2010, where he was the competition's top scorer.
Death
The player was murdered on 12 November 2010 with two shots, in the city of Uberaba. The player's body was still dragged by car until people surrounded the vehicle. The perpetrator alleged that the player was involved in a love triangle with his wife.
The crime occurred during the semi-final matches of the 2010 Taça Minas Gerais, a competition that ended with his club, Uberaba, champion, and André being
posthumously champion.
Honours
;Uberaba
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Taça Minas Gerais
The Taça Minas Gerais is a traditional football tournament played in the Minas Gerais state in Brazil. From 1973 through 1977 and then in 1980 and 1981, was a separate competition. In 1979 and from 1982 to 1987, it was played as one of the phases ...
: 2009, 2010
References
External links
André Nascimentoat ogol.com.br
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1982 births
2010 deaths
2010 murders in Brazil
Deaths by firearm in Brazil
People murdered in Brazil
Men's association football forwards
Brazilian men's footballers
Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players
Esporte Clube Santo André players
América Futebol Clube (MG) players
Araxá Esporte Clube players
Malmö FF players
Uberaba Sport Club players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players
Footballers from Recife
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
Allsvenskan players
21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
20th-century Brazilian sportsmen