Mario Braga Gadelha (April 24, 1934 – April 8, 2010) commonly known as Babá, was a Brazilian former

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who played for

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and

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Career

Babá started his professional career in 1952 at the age of sixteen with

. He was later sold in 1953 to

. He played 308 games and scored 89 goals with Flamengo from 1953 until 1962, when he was sold to Mexican

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. In 1961 he was called to the

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for a friendly match against

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. He played with

from 1962, in the club's first season at the Primera División, Mexican football top-flight, to 1967. After his spell in Mexican football, Babá came back to Brazil where he played for one season with

. Babá died on 8 April 2010.

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* 1934 births CR Flamengo footballers Ceará Sporting Club players Club Universidad Nacional footballers Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Brazil men's international footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico 2010 deaths Footballers from Ceará People from Aracati 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-footy-forward-1930s-stub