Zózimo

Zózimo Alves Calazans, best known as Zózimo (19 June 1932 – 21 July 1977) was a Brazilian footballer whose career as a defender and midfielder lasted from 1948 to 1967.

Zózimo
Zózimo with Brazil in 1956
Personal information
Full name Zózimo Alves Calazans
Date of birth (1932-06-19)19 June 1932
Place of birth Salvador, Brazil
Date of death 21 July 1977(1977-07-21) (aged 45)
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1950 São Cristóvão
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1965 Bangu
1965 Flamengo
1965 Portuguesa
1966 Sport Boys
1967 Miraflores
1967–1968 Águila
National team
1955–1962 Brazil 35 (0)
Teams managed
1968 Águila
1973 Deportivo Municipal
1975–1976 Sport Boys
1976 Bangu
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Born in Plataforma, a bairro of Salvador, the capital of Bahia, Zózimo played for Brazil's São Cristóvão, Bangu, Flamengo, Portuguesa and Esportiva de Guarantinguetá, as well as Peru's Sport Boys in Callao and El Salvador's Club Deportivo Águila in San Miguel. He won one Rio de Janeiro State Championship in 1965 and was a two-time winner for the Brazilian team at the FIFA World Cup in 1958 and 1962. In his 19-year career he earned a reputation as one of Brazil's most highly skilled players.

Four weeks after his 45th birthday, Zózimo died in a road accident in Rio de Janeiro.[1]

References
  1. "Zózimo" (in Portuguese). Universo Online. Retrieved 6 January 2009.


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