Francisco Aramburu, or ''Chico'' (7 January 1922 – 1 October 1997) was a Brazilian
footballer who played as a
striker.
Chico, commonly short for Francisco, commenced playing football in 1939 aged 17 in his hometown with
EC Ferro Carril. A year later he moved to the state capital
Porto Alegre
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where he was given the opportunity to display his skills in the colours of
Grêmio. Just another year later in 1942 he followed an offer from
CR Vasco da Gama in the then national capital
Rio de Janeiro
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. the club with the Maltese cross in its crest then was the number five in town after
Fluminense,
Botafogo,
Flamengo America-RJ.
The Uruguayan coach
Ondino Viera, who before had won championships with
Nacional in Montevideo,
CA River Plate in Buenos Aires joined Vasco at the same time. He not only re-introduced the since then typical kit with the diagonal strip but also a number of tactical innovations. The former boxer
Mário Américo, who should later acquire later worldwide fame as the physiotherapist of the Brazil national team across seven World Cups from 1950 to 1974, was another new addition to the club.
By 1945 Viera had succeeded in establishing a competitive side and led the Vasco to the sixth
state championship – undefeated. The ''Expresso da Vitrória'', the "Victory Express", as which the team should be known from 1945 to 1952 benefited in particular from its strong attack with
Ademir de Menezes, top scorer
Lelé,
Isaías,
Jair da Rosa Pinto und Chico on the left wing. Chico by then Chico was already renowned as an athletic, fast, both-footed dribbler with a sharp shot and was soon considered for the national team.
In December 1945 he debuted for Brazil in
São Paulo
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against
Argentina
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in the series of matches for the
Copa Roca. The hosts lost 3–4, but a few days later Brazil defeated Argentina 6–2 in the
Estádio São Januário, Vasco's stadium. Chico contributed with one goal to this highest victory of Brazil against the archrival. Brazil secured the trophy in the deciding match at the same place, winning 3:1. Also this series of matches between the two countries was marked by a very robust style. Argentina's Batagliero broke a leg in a duel with the 20-year-old Ademir.
In
1950 FIFA World Cup, he played four games and scored four goals. He played in the famous game with
Uruguay
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, which Brazil lost, known as "
Maracanazo", ultimately resulting in Brazil's failure to win the 1950 World Cup.
He was the third-highest top-scorer of the tournament, and won the ''Bronze Shoe'' award, along with
Alcides Ghiggia
Alcides Edgardo Ghiggia Pereyra (; 22 December 1926 – 16 July 2015) was a Uruguayan football player, who played as a right winger. He achieved lasting fame for his decisive role in the final match of the 1950 World Cup, and at the time of ...
,
Telmo Zarra and
Estanislau Basora.
Honours
Club
; Vasco
*
Torneio Octogonal Rivadavia Correa Meyer: 1953
*
Southamerican Club Championship: 1948
*
Campeonato Carioca: 1945, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1952
International
; Brazil
*
Copa América runner-up: 1946
*
FIFA World Cup
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runner-up:
1950
Events January
* January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed.
* January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
Individuals
*
FIFA World Cup Bronze Boot: 1950
*
Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame
References
External links
* ''
!-- http://www.cbf.com.br/ca2/58j.html-->https://web.archive.org/web/20090318023514/http://www.cbf.com.br/ca2/58j.html Chico - Atacante',
Confederação Brasileira de Futebol
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.
*
Chico… o valente de Uruguaiana', O futebol sem as fronteiras do tempo: tardes de Pacaembu, 2013-15-01.
* Marcelo Rozenberg:
', Terçeiro Tempo: Que Fim Levou? (per 2013-11-15).
*
Francisco Aramburu', Flapédia.
* , (Matches Brazil vs. Argentina in the Copa América) Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (per 2010-05-05) via Internet Archive.
* Carlos Maranhão:
',
Placar, 2013-08-03, p. 16, via Mauro Prais, NetVasco, 2008-06-12.
* José Rezende:
Vasco, 110 anos', Associação Brasileira de Imprensa
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1922 births
1997 deaths
Brazilian men's footballers
Brazil men's international footballers
Men's association football forwards
1950 FIFA World Cup players
Brazilian people of Basque descent
Brazilian people of Spanish descent
20th-century Brazilian sportsmen