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Ruço
Personal information
Full name José Carlos dos Santos
Date of birth (1949-06-03)3 June 1949
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death 2 September 2012(2012-09-02) (aged 63)
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s) Defender, defensive midfielder
Youth career
Madureira
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1975 Madureira
1974Remo (loan)
1975–1978 Corinthians 201 (22)
1979 Botafogo
1979–1980 Cruzeiro
1980–1981 Juventus-SP
1981 Volta Redonda
1982–1983 Rio Branco-ES
1983 Remo
1983 Bonsucesso
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2024

José Carlos dos Santos (3 June 1949 – 2 September 2012), better known by the nickname Ruço, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a defender and defensive midfielder.

Career

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Revealed by Madureira EC, Ruço became famous playing for Corinthians, by scoring the goal against Fluminense FC in the semi-finals of the 1976 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, and for being part of the state champion squad in 1977. He made 201 appearances and scored 22 goals for the club.[1][2]

Death

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Ruço died on 2 September 2012, at the age of 63, in the neighborhood of Madureira, Rio de Janeiro, after an ischemic accident due to a medicine for the treatment of gout.[3]

Honours

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Corinthians
Rio Branco

References

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  1. ^ "Ruço, Ídolo do Corinthians". Meu Timão (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Que fim levou? Ruço ou Russo do Corinthians". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Ruço, autor do gol da Invasão Corintiana, sofre AVC e morre". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 2 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
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  • Ruço at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)