José Lázaro Robles, best known as ''Pinga'' (February 11, 1924 – May 7, 1996) was a Brazilian

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. He was born in

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. During his career (1943–1964) he played for

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, Portuguesa and

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, where he played 466 matches from 1953 to 1962 and scored 250 goals. Defending the Brazilian team he participated in the Copa America 1953 and the

1954 FIFA World Cup The 1954 FIFA World Cup was the 5th edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international Association football, football tournament for senior men's national teams of the nations affiliated to FIFA. It was held in Switzerland from 16 June ...

, playing two games and scoring two goals. He died at 72 years old.

Personal life

Pinga is father of footballer and manager Ziza (José Lázaro Robles Jr.) and brother of Arnaldo Robles.

Honours

Portuguesa *

Torneio Rio–São Paulo The Torneio Rio–São Paulo () was a traditional Brazilian football competition contested between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro teams from 1933 to 1966, in 1993 and from 1997 to 2002. Organized by the state football associations of the state o ...

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...

Vasco da Gama *

Torneio Octogonal Rivadavia Correa Meyer The Torneio Octogonal Rivadavia Correa Meyer was an intercontinental club football tournament held in Brazil in 1953. It was organised by the Brazilian Sports Confederation (''Confederação Brasileira de Desportos'') as a successor of Copa Rio, ...

: 1953 *

Campeonato Carioca The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro State Championship), also commonly known as the Cariocão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Br ...

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...

* Tournoi de Paris:

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São Paulo state team *

Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais The Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais was a Brazilian football tournament contested by state teams. It was Brazil's most important football competition until the 1950s. Its last edition was played in 1987, when the CBF tried to revive ...

: 1952 Brazil *

Panamerican Championship The Panamerican Championship was an official continental competition of association football organized by the Panamerican Football Confederation (PFC) every four years for senior national teams, with three editions held from 1952 through 1960. Th ...

References

1924 births 1996 deaths Brazilian men's footballers Brazil men's international footballers CR Vasco da Gama players Clube Atlético Juventus players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players São Paulo state football team players 1954 FIFA World Cup players Brazilian people of Spanish descent Men's association football forwards 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-footy-forward-1920s-stub