Flávio Ramos (footballer, born 1889)

Flávio Ramos (14 April 1889 – 14 September 1967), was a Brazilian footballer who played as a forward.

Flávio Ramos
Personal information
Full name Flávio da Silva Ramos
Date of birth (1889-04-14)14 April 1889
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death 14 September 1967(1967-09-14) (aged 78)
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1904–1913 Botafogo 58 (58)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 February 2024

Career edit

Flávio Ramos was a player, member #1, first president and first goal scorer in the history of Botafogo Football Club, against Petropolitano Football Club, on 21 May 1905. He scored 58 goals in 58 matches for the club, from 1904 to 1913. He conceived the creation of the team during a class at school, alongside fellow player and founder Emmanuel Sodré (Mimi Sodré's older brother).[1] Ramos was also top scorer in the Campeonato Carioca twice,[2] and scored 7 goals in the historic match 24–0 against Sport Club Mangueira, which took place on 30 May 1909.[3][4]

Honours edit

Botafogo
Individual

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "O Clube - História". Botafogo FR (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Rio de Janeiro - List of Topscorers". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Botafogo: maior goleada da história do futebol brasileiro faz 111 anos". UOL Esporte (in Portuguese). 30 May 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  4. ^ Pedro Varanda; Rui Moura (9 March 2007). "Flávio Ramos, fundador-presidente e jogador-goleador". Mundo Botafogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 February 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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