Benedito Leopoldo da Silva (28 February 1935 – 6 January 2001), simply known as Benê, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as
midfielder
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.
Career
Benê started his career at Guarani and defended São Paulo during 1960s, with 265 appearances and scoring 78 goals.
International career
Benê just entered the field for Brazil once time against
Paraguay
Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...
in the 1962
Taça Oswaldo Cruz.
Death
Died 6 January 2001 in his farm, nearby
Campinas
Campinas (, ''Plains'' or ''Meadows'') is a Brazilian Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in São Paulo (state), São Paulo State, part of the country's Southeast Region, Brazil, Southeast Region. According to the 2020 estimate, the city's popul ...
.
Honours
São Paulo
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Small Club World Cup:
1963
Events January
* January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
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Campeonato Paulista
The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Run by the São Paulo State Football Federation (FPF), ...
:
1970
Events
January
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* January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...
Individual
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Prêmio Belfort Duarte: 1968
References
1935 births
2001 deaths
Men's association football midfielders
Brazilian men's footballers
São Paulo FC players
Guarani FC players
Paulista Futebol Clube players
Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Piracicaba) players
São Paulo state football team players
Footballers from São Paulo
Brazil men's international footballers
20th-century Brazilian sportsmen
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