Henágio Figueiredo dos Santos (10 December 1961 – 26 October 2015), simply known as Henágio, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Henágio
Personal information
Full name Henágio Figueiredo dos Santos
Date of birth (1961-12-10)10 December 1961
Place of birth Aracaju, Brazil
Date of death 26 October 2015(2015-10-26) (aged 53)
Place of death Recife, Brazil
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1978 Sergipe
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1983 Sergipe
1983–1985 Santa Cruz 195 (34)
1985–1986 Sport Recife
1987 Guarani
1987–1988 Flamengo 28 (4)
1988–1989 America-RJ
1989 Figueirense
1989 Pinheiros-PR
1990 Paraná
1991 Coritiba
1991 Sampaio Corrêa
1991 Tuna Luso
1992–1993 Santa Cruz
1993 Campinense
1994 Santa Cruz
1994 Treze
1999 Cori-Sabbá
2000 Vitória-PE
2001 Cori-Sabbá
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 November 2023

Career edit

Initially a 400m athlete, Henágio received an invitation from CS Sergipe to take a test and join football. So a reserve player in the first years of his career, he gained prominence in 1982, where he was state champion and highlighted. He was hired by Santa Cruz FC in 1983 and was again successful in winning the Pernambuco state championship. He played for Flamengo, champion of the 1987 Copa União,[1] in addition to being part of the last squad of EC Pinheiros, and the first of Paraná Clube. He ended his career in 1994, but returned in 1999 to play for Cori-Sabbá in the city of Floriano.[2]

Honours edit

Sergipe
Santa Cruz
Flamengo

Death edit

Henágio was found dead by a neighbor, on 26 October 2015, at his residence in the city of Recife.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Jogadores do Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Henágio)". Flaestatística (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Que fim levou? Henágio". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Morre, aos 53 anos, Henágio, ex-jogador e ídolo do Santa Cruz". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 27 October 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2023.

External links edit

  • Henágio at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)