Araken Patusca (17 July 1905 – 24 January 1990) was a Brazilian

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who played as a striker. He was born in Santos. Throughout his career (1923–1937), he played for

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. Having been three consecutive times runner-up with Santos (1927, 1928, 1929) at the ''

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'', he won the title with them in 1931, and then in 1935 with Independente. With Siriri, Feitiço, Evengelista and Camarão formed one of the most important attacking lines of the 1920s. In 1928, he was the top goalscorer of the ''Campeonato Paulista''. He scored the 1000th goal in Santos FC history against Atlas Flamengo in 1929. In total he scored 182 goals in 193 matches for Santos and is considered a club idol. With the Brazil national team he participated in the first edition of the World Cup in 1930, playing one match against

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. He was the only player from

(state) to represent the national team at the inaugural tournament, going against the wishes of the CBD that wanted to take only players in activity in

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. In the end, he signed for

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to be able to travel with the team, but never played a single game at the club. He died at 84 years old.

Personal life

Araken was son of Sizino Patusca, the first Santos FC president, brother of Ary Patusca and cousin of Arnaldo da Silveira.

Honours

Club

: :

: 1931 :

: 1935

Individual

top scorer: :

: 1927 (31 goals)

References and footnotes

1905 births 1990 deaths Footballers from Santos, São Paulo 1930 FIFA World Cup players Brazilian men's footballers Brazil men's international footballers Santos FC players São Paulo FC players Men's association football forwards São Paulo state football team players 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-footy-forward-1900s-stub