Bigode
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Full name | João Ferreira | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 4 April 1922 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 31 July 2003 | (aged 81)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1940–1943 | Atlético Mineiro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1943–1949 | Fluminense | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1949–1952 | Flamengo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1952–1956 | Fluminense | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1949–1950 | Brazil | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
João Ferreira, usually known as Bigode ("moustache" in Portuguese) (4 April 1922 – 31 July 2003),[1] was a Brazilian footballer who played left back and also played in the 1950 FIFA World Cup.[2]
Club career[edit]
Bigode started his career playing for Atlético Mineiro, of his home city Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais state.[2] He won the Campeonato Mineiro twice, in 1941 and in 1942.[2] He then moved to Fluminense of Rio de Janeiro in 1943, where he won the Campeonato Carioca in 1946.[2] After leaving Fluminense in 1949, Bigode joined his former club's rivals Flamengo in 1950, where he stayed until 1952, when he returned to Fluminense, and retired in 1956.[2]
International career[edit]
Bigode played eleven matches for the Brazil national team between 1949 and 1953.[2] In 1949, he won the South American Championship.[2] He was also part of the Brazilian team that finished as the 1950 FIFA World Cup's runners-up, after being defeated 2–1 by Uruguay at Estádio do Maracanã, in what is known as the Maracanazo.[2] In this game Bigode was in poor form, as Alcides Ghiggia dribbled him in both Uruguayan goals. However, it was goalkeeper Moacyr Barbosa who was blamed for the defeat.
Death[edit]
Bigode died in Belo Horizonte on 31 July 2003 after suffering from respiratory problems.[1]
Honours[edit]
Bigode won the following honors during his playing career:
Club[edit]
- Campeonato Mineiro: 1941, 1942
- Campeonato Carioca: 1946
- Copa Rio: 1952
International[edit]
- South American Championship: 1949
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1950
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Retrospectiva 2003" (in Portuguese). IstoÉ. December 24, 2003. Archived from the original on November 30, 2004. Retrieved July 9, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 36. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.