Urubatão Calvo Nunes (31 March 1931 – 24 September 2010), simply known as Urubatão, was a Brazilian footballer and manager. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he could also play as a central defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Urubatão Calvo Nunes | ||
| Date of birth | 31 March 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 24 September 2010 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Santos, Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1947–1950 | Bonsucesso | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1954 | Bonsucesso | ||
| 1954–1961 | Santos | ||
| 1961–1963 | Club América | ||
| 1963 | Jabaquara | ||
| 1964–1965 | Ponte Preta | ||
| International career | |||
| 1957 | Brazil | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1974 | Fortaleza | ||
| 1975–1976 | América-SP | ||
| 1976 | Fortaleza | ||
| 1977 | Santos | ||
| 1977–1978 | Portuguesa | ||
| 1979 | Ferroviário | ||
| 1979 | Marília | ||
| 1980 | Londrina | ||
| 1980 | Sport Recife | ||
| 1981 | América-SP | ||
| 1981–1982 | Londrina | ||
| 1982 | Operário-MS | ||
| 1983–1984 | Colorado | ||
| 1984 | Goiás | ||
| 1985 | América-SP | ||
| 1986 | Coritiba | ||
| 1986 | Novorizontino | ||
| 1986 | América-SP | ||
| 1987 | Noroeste | ||
| 1987 | Novorizontino | ||
| 1988 | Rio Branco de Andradas | ||
| 1988 | Noroeste | ||
| 1988 | União São João | ||
| 1988 | Catanduvense | ||
| 1989 | Londrina | ||
| 1989 | XV de Piracicaba | ||
| 1990 | Araçatuba | ||
| 1990 | Sãocarlense | ||
| 1993 | Matsubara | ||
| 1995–1996 | Ituano | ||
| 1996 | Araçatuba | ||
| 1996 | Nacional-SP | ||
| 1996 | Londrina | ||
| 1997 | Uberlândia | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Urubatão had his playing career mainly associated with Santos. As a manager, he worked mostly in the São Paulo state, notably managing América-SP four times.
Playing career edit
Club edit
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Urubatão joined the youth setup of Bonsucesso in 1947. He signed his first professional contract in 1950, and moved to Santos in 1954.[1]
Urubatão moved abroad in 1961, signing for Club América. He returned to his home country, and represented Jabaquara and Ponte Preta before retiring in 1965, aged 34.[1][2]
International edit
Urubatão played one match for the Brazil national football team, a 1–2 Roca Cup loss against Argentina at the Maracanã Stadium on 7 July 1957.[3]
Managerial career edit
After retiring Urubatão became a manager, with his first Série A side being Fortaleza in 1974 and 1976. He returned to Santos in 1977, coaching the club in 26 matches.[4]
Urubatão was subsequently in charge of a number of clubs, notably managing América-SP on five occasions,[5] Portuguesa, Sport Recife, Londrina (where he won the 1981 Campeonato Paranaense),[6] Goiás and Coritiba,[7] but mainly worked in the São Paulo state.
Death edit
Urubatão died on 24 September 2010, aged 77, due to a brain tumor.[4]
Career statistics edit
International edit
| Brazil | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1957[3] | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours edit
Player edit
Santos
- Campeonato Paulista: 1955, 1956, 1958, 1960
- Torneio Rio – São Paulo: 1959
Manager edit
Londrina
- Campeonato Paranaense: 1981
References edit
- ^ a b "Urubatão – 1954-1961" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Acervo Santos FC. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Vem ao mundo o valente Urubatão" [Comes to the world the valiant Urubatão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1957-1958". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Urubatão, um carioca de fibra" [Urubatão, a very strong carioca] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Morre aos 79 anos Urubatão, ex-técnico do América" [Dies at the age of 79 Urubatão, former América manager] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário da Região. 24 September 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Morre Urubatão Calvo Nunes, ex-técnico do LEC" [Dies Urubatão Calvo Nunes, former LEC manager] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Paranaense. 24 September 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Futebol brasileiro se despede de Urubatão Calvo Nunes" [Brazilian football says goodbye to Urubatão Calvo Nunes] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Tribuna PR. 25 September 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Urubatão". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
External links edit
- Futebol de Goyaz profile (in Brazilian Portuguese)