Augusto da Costa
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Full name | Augusto da Costa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 22 October 1920 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 1 March 2004 | (aged 83)||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1936–1944 | São Cristóvão | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1945–1954 | Vasco | 297 | (22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1946–1950 | Brazil | 18 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Augusto da Costa (22 October 1920 – 1 March 2004) was a Brazilian footballer who played for the Brazil national football team. He captained the Brazil team to the 1950 FIFA World Cup final leading them to become the runners-up of the tournament after losing to Uruguay. He was born in Rio de Janeiro. He started his career in 1936, with São Cristóvão, leaving the club in 1944.[1] In 1945 he joined Vasco, retiring in 1954.[1] He played 18 games for the Brazil national team and scored one goal.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Augusto - Zagueiro" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
Categories:
- 1920 births
- 2004 deaths
- Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city)
- Brazilian footballers
- Brazil international footballers
- CR Vasco da Gama players
- 1950 FIFA World Cup players
- Copa América-winning players
- Association football defenders
- Brazilian football defender stubs