Minas Gerais state football team

The Minas Gerais state football team (Portuguese: Seleção Mineira de Futebol) represents Minas Gerais in association football.

Minas Gerais
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Seleção Mineira
AssociationFederação Mineira de Futebol
ConfederationCBF
Top scorerBernardino
Lucas
Mário de Castro
Murilinho (12)
Home stadiumEstádio Mineirão
First colours
Second colours
First international
Minas Gerais Minas Gerais 1–7 Riachuelo Brazil
(Belo Horizonte, Brazil; 9 September 1910)
Biggest win
Minas Gerais Minas Gerais 13–0 Maranhão Maranhão
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 13 October 1927)
Biggest defeat
Rio de Janeiro 15–0 Minas Gerais Minas Gerais
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 14 July 1920)

Players edit

Following is the information about the players who appeared for the Minas Gerais state team:[1]

Notable players edit

Managers edit

These are all the managers who as headed Minas Gerais state team:[1]

Honours edit

  • Troféu Prefeito Souza Lima: (vs. Brazil)
    • Winners: 1969

Fixtures and results edit

21st century edit

The Minas Gerais state team played only one match in the XXI century:

8 Apr 2006 Friendly Minas Gerais   0–1   Cruzeiro Sete Lagoas
Report Luizinho   22' Stadium: Arena do Jacaré
Referee: Álvaro Azeredo Quelhas

Last squad edit

The following players were called up for the friendly match against Cruzeiro, on April 8, 2006.[2][3]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Glaysson (1979-03-01)1 March 1979 (aged 27) 1 0   Democrata-SL
1GK Fernando Leal (1981-10-24)24 October 1981 (aged 24) 1 0   Democrata-GV

2DF Filhão (1982-12-04)4 December 1982 (aged 23) 1 0   Ituiutaba
2DF Wellington Paulo (1972-12-01)1 December 1972 (aged 33) 1 0   América Mineiro
2DF João Carlos (1972-09-10)10 September 1972 (aged 33) 1 0   Ipatinga
2DF Micão (1980-02-07)7 February 1980 (aged 26) 1 0   Guarani de Divinópolis
2DF Alemão (1981-08-14)14 August 1981 (aged 24) 1 0   Ipatinga

3MF Márcio Diogo (1985-09-22)22 September 1985 (aged 20) 1 0   Ipatinga
3MF Fabrício (1978-09-14)14 September 1978 (aged 27) 0 0   América Mineiro
3MF Ramon (1972-06-30)30 June 1972 (aged 33) 1 0   Atlético Mineiro

4FW Ditinho (1972-03-21)21 March 1972 (aged 34) 2 0   URT
4FW Éder Luís (1985-04-19)19 April 1985 (aged 20) 1 0   Atlético Mineiro
4FW Washington (1972-01-03)3 January 1972 (aged 34) 1 0   América Mineiro

Head-to-head record edit

Below is a result summary of all matches Minas Gerais have played against another Brazilian state teams, FIFA national teams and clubs.

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Seleção de Minas Gerais - Jogo a Jogo". Futebol80 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Cruzeiro 1x0 Seleção Mineira - 08/04/2006". Cruzeiropedia. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Seleção mineira é convocada para amistoso". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 6 April 2006. Retrieved 24 September 2023.