Bigode

Bigode
Personal information
Full name	João Ferreira
Date of birth	4 April 1922
Place of birth	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Date of death	31 July 2003 (aged 81)
Place of death	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Position(s)	Left back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1940–1943	Atlético Mineiro
1943–1949	Fluminense
1949–1952	Flamengo
1952–1956	Fluminense
Total
National team
1949–1953	Brazil
Honours
Men's Football
Representing Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Copa América
Panamerican Championship
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

João Ferreira, usually known as Bigode ("moustache" in Portuguese) (4 April 1922 – 31 July 2003),^[1] was a Brazilian footballer who played left back and also played in the 1950 FIFA World Cup.^[2]

Club career[]

Bigode started his career playing for Atlético Mineiro, of his home city Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais state.^[2] He won the Campeonato Mineiro twice, in 1941 and in 1942.^[2] He then moved to Fluminense of Rio de Janeiro in 1943, where he won the Campeonato Carioca in 1946.^[2] After leaving Fluminense in 1949, Bigode joined his former club's rivals Flamengo in 1950, where he stayed until 1952, when he returned to Fluminense, and retired in 1956.^[2]

International career[]

Bigode played eleven matches for the Brazil national team between 1949 and 1953.^[2] In 1949, he won the South American Championship.^[2] He was also part of the Brazilian team that finished as the 1950 FIFA World Cup's runners-up, after being defeated 2–1 by Uruguay at Estádio do Maracanã, in what is known as the Maracanazo.^[2] In this game Bigode was in poor form, as Alcides Ghiggia dribbled him in both Uruguayan goals. However, it was goalkeeper Moacyr Barbosa who was blamed for the defeat.

Death[]

Bigode died in Belo Horizonte on 31 July 2003 after suffering from respiratory problems.^[1]

Honours[]

Bigode won the following honors during his playing career:

Club[]

Atlético Mineiro

Campeonato Mineiro: 1941, 1942

Fluminense

Campeonato Carioca: 1946

International[]

Brazil

South American Championship: 1949

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Retrospectiva 2003" (in Portuguese). IstoÉ. December 24, 2003. Archived from the original on November 30, 2004. Retrieved July 9, 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 36. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.

External links[]

Bigode – FIFA competition record (archived)

[istoe-1] "Retrospectiva 2003" (in Portuguese). IstoÉ. December 24, 2003. Archived from the original on November 30, 2004. Retrieved July 9, 2008.

[enciclopedialance-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 36. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.

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