Altair Gomes de Figueiredo
Altair Gomes de Figueiredo, usually referred to as Altair (January 22, 1938 – August 9, 2019),[1][2] was a football defender and a World Champion for Brazil in the 1962 World Cup.[3]
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| Full name | Altair Gomes de Figueiredo | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 January 1938 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Niterói, Brazil | |||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 9 August 2019 (aged 81) | |||||||||||||||
| Place of death | São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 1955–1971 | Fluminense | 551 | (2) | |||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||
| 1959–1966 | Brazil | 18 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Fluminense (interim) | |||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Fluminense (interim) | |||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Fluminense (interim) | |||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Fluminense (interim) | |||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||||
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He spent his entire career at Fluminense, for which he played 551 games, scoring twice. He was called “magro” (slim) because he was skinny and despite his modest physical appearance, was a tough tackler and tremendous marker. His duels with Garrincha were legendary. He retired from playing in 1971 aged 33.
References
- https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/fluminense/noticia/campeao-mundial-de-62-e-4o-que-mais-vestiu-a-camisa-do-fluminense-altair-morre-no-rio.ghtml
- https://www.torcedores.com/noticias/2019/08/campeao-do-mundo-em-1962-e-idolo-do-fluminense-ex-lateral-altair-morre-aos-81-anos
- Altair Gomes de Figueiredo – FIFA competition record
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