Élton Fensterseifer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Élton Fensterseifer | ||
| Date of birth | 30 September 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Roca Sales, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 23 December 2010 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SC Concórdia (Roca Sales) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1963 | Grêmio | 325 | (80) |
| 1963–1966 | Botafogo | ||
| 1966–1969 | Internacional | ||
| International career | |||
| 1960 | Brazil | 6 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 February 2024 | |||
Élton Fensterseifer (30 September 1937 – 23 December 2010), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Career[edit]
Graduated from SC Concórdia de Roca Sales, his hometown, he was taken to Grêmio at the end of 1955 and was very pleased with the tests. In 1956, integrated into the main team, he was champion of the city and state, winning his fifth consecutive championship.[1] He also had successful spells at Botafogo, where he won the Rio-São Paulo Tournament twice, and at Internacional, champion in 1969 and runner-up in the 1968 Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa.[2][3]
Élton also made 6 appearances for the Brazil national team and scored 3 goals in total, during the 1960 Panamerican Championship.[4]
Personal life[edit]
Élton entered political life after retiring in Rio Grande do Sul as a state deputy from 1971 to 1979.[2]
Honours[edit]
- Grêmio
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962
- Campeonato Sul-Brasileiro: 1962
- Campeonato Citadino de Porto Alegre: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960
- Botafogo
- Internacional
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 1969
- Individual
- Prêmio Belfort Duarte: 1970
Death[edit]
Élton Fensterseifer died of a heart attack, 23 December 2010, in Porto Alegre.[5][6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Élton Fensterseifer". Grêmiopédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Que fim levou? Élton Fensterseifer". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Élton… o alemãozinho de Roca Sales". Tardes de Pacaembu (in Portuguese). 3 January 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1959-1960". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Morre ex-volante da dupla Gre-Nal na década de 1960". Correio do Povo (in Portuguese). 23 December 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Morre ex-deputado Elton Fensterseifer". jusbrasil.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
External links[edit]
- Élton at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- Élton Fensterseifer at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1937 births
- 2010 deaths
- Men's association football midfielders
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Brazil men's international footballers
- Grêmio FBPA players
- Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players
- Sport Club Internacional players
- Footballers from Rio Grande do Sul
- Brazilian people of German descent
- Members of the Legislative Assembly of Rio Grande do Sul