Marcos de Mendonça

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Marcos de Mendonça
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Personal information
Full name Marcos Cláudio Phillipe Carneiro de Mendonça
Date of birth (1894-12-25)25 December 1894
Place of birth Cataguases, Brazil
Date of death October 19, 1988(1988-10-19) (aged 93)
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1910–1911
1911–1914 América
1914–1928 Fluminense
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:49, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

Marcos Cláudio Phillipe Carneiro de Mendonça (born December 25, 1894) was a Brazilian footballer who achieved notoriety playing for Fluminense and the Brazil national football team. He was the inaugural goalkeeper for Brazil and played a key role in Brazil's debut cup, the 1919 South American Championship.[1][2][3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Primeiro goleiro da seleção, Marcos de Mendonça virou referência na posição" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.com. 2009-05-29. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
  2. ^ "Relíquias de casa velha" (in Portuguese). Revista Veja Rio. 2007-05-30. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
  3. ^ "MARCOS DE MENDONÇA - GOLEIRO". Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF). Archived from the original on 2009-03-18. Retrieved 2009-06-14.


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