Francisco Amancio dos Santos (21 February 1940 – 18 August 1968), commonly known as Chicão, was a Brazilian
football
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player who played as a
defender. He spent five years in the
Spanish league.
Career
Chicão signed for
Valencia CF
Valencia Club de Fútbol, S. A. D. (; ), commonly referred to as Valencia CF or simply Valencia, is a Spanish professional Association football, football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top tier of the Spani ...
after impressing in a match against the Spanish club on 24 June 1961 as a part of the
Orange Trophy
The Orange Trophy (, ) is an annual friendly football tournament hosted by Valencia CF and first played in 1959.
Wins by team
Performance by nation
References
Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundat ...
, an annual friendly tournament. He stayed 4 years with ''The Bats'', having a key role in their successful runs in
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, most commonly referred to as the Fairs Cup and sometimes as the European Fairs Cup or Fairs Cities' Cup, was a European football competition played between 1955 and 1971. The Fairs Cup was the idea of FIFA vice-presid ...
in
1962
The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War.
Events January
* January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...
and
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 ...
.
In 1965 he moved to crosstown rivals
Levante where he played for one season. Chicão died in 1968, at the age of 28.
Honours
*
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, most commonly referred to as the Fairs Cup and sometimes as the European Fairs Cup or Fairs Cities' Cup, was a European football competition played between 1955 and 1971. The Fairs Cup was the idea of FIFA vice-presid ...
:
1962
The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War.
Events January
* January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...
,
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 ...
References
External links
Profileon Zerozero
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1940 births
1968 deaths
Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city)
Brazilian men's footballers
Valencia CF players
Levante UD footballers
Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players
Men's association football defenders
La Liga players
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
20th-century Brazilian sportsmen
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