Alcindo Martha de Freitas (31 March 1945 – 27 August 2016), known simply as Alcindo, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alcindo Martha de Freitas | ||
| Date of birth | 31 March 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Sapucaia do Sul, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 27 August 2016 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963 | Rio Grande | ||
| 1964–1971 | Grêmio | ||
| 1971–1973 | Santos | 22 | (5) |
| 1973 | Jalisco | ||
| 1974–1976 | América | 38 | (21) |
| 1978 | Francana | ||
| International career | |||
| 1966–1967 | Brazil | 7 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
During his club career he played for Rio Grande (1963), Grêmio (1964–1971), Santos (1971–1973), Club Jalisco (1973) and Club América (1974–76) of Mexico, and Francana (1978). Alcindo is Grêmio's all-time leading scorer with 636 career goals for the club.[1]
He was part of the Brazilian team for the 1966 FIFA World Cup. In total he earned 7 caps and scored 1 goal for Brazil. His brother Alfeu played for San Lorenzo de Almagro, in Argentina. He died from complications of diabetes on 27 August 2016.[2]
Honours edit
- Grêmio
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1977
- Santos
- América
References edit
- ^ "Há 30 anos, Alcindo encerrava carreira" [30 years since Alcindo's career ended] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 18 March 2008.
- ^ "Maior artilheiro do Grêmio, Alcindo Bugre morre em Porto Alegre" (in Portuguese). ESPN. 27 August 2016.
External links edit
- Alcindo at National-Football-Teams.com
- "Profile at Globo Esporte's Futpedia". Archived from the original on 2008-12-28. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - Alcindo – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Alcindo at Sambafoot (archived)
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