Escurinho

Benedito Custódio Ferreira (3 July 1930 – 12 December 2020), nicknamed Escurinho, was a Brazilian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and left winger.

For the river in southeastern Brazil, see Escurinho River.

Escurinho
Personal information
Full name Benedito Custódio Ferreira[1]
Date of birth (1930-07-03)3 July 1930
Place of birth Nova Lima, Brazil
Date of death 12 December 2020(2020-12-12) (aged 90)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, left winger.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1953 Villa Nova
1954–1964 Fluminense
1965–1966 Atlético Junior
1967–1969 Portuguesa (RJ)
1970 Bonsucesso
National team
1955–1956 Brazil 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Nova Lima, Escurinho played for Villa Nova, Fluminense, Atlético Junior, Portuguesa (RJ) and Bonsucesso.[2]

He made 490 appearances for Fluminense between 1954 and 1964, the fifth highest in the club's history.[1] He also scored 110 goals.[1] With the club he won the 1959 Carioca Championship and the 1957 and 1960 Rio-São Paulo Tournament.[1]

He was nicknamed the "Black Arrow" due to his speed.[1]

He earned 8 caps for the Brazilian national team between 1955 and 1956.[2]

He died on 12 November 2020 at the age of 90, after suffering from Alzheimer's and multiple organ failure.[1]

References
  1. "Aos 90 anos, morre Escurinho, ídolo do Fluminense e quinto jogador que mais atuou pelo clube". ge.
  2. "Escurinho". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
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