Rubens (footballer, born 1928)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rubens Josué da Costa | ||
Date of birth | 24 November 1928 | ||
Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Date of death | 31 May 1987 | (aged 58)||
Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1945–1947 | Ypiranga | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1947–1950 | Ypiranga[1] | 67 | (25) |
1951 | Portuguesa Desportos[1] | 6 | (1) |
1951–1957 | Flamengo | 77 | (43) |
1956–1957 | → Santa Cruz[2] (loan) | 1 | (0) |
1957–1959 | Vasco da Gama[3] | 42 | (16) |
1960–1963 | APEA Prudentina | ||
National team | |||
1952–1954 | Brazil | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Rubens Josué da Costa (24 November 1928 – 31 May 1991) was a Brazilian football player. He was included in the Brazil national football team squad at the 1954 FIFA World Cup finals.[4]
Rubens played club football for Ypiranga-SP, Flamengo, Vasco da Gama, Portuguesa Desportos, Santa Cruz-PE, and Prudentina, winning the Campeonato Carioca in 1953, 1954 and 1955 with Flamengo and in 1958 with Vasco da Gama.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b "Estadao.com.br - Acervo". Acervo Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ História do Futebol (in Portuguese)
- ^ "Acervo histórico". Acervo O Globo (in Portuguese). O Globo.
- ^ Rubens – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Especial - 2006 - Copa" (in Portuguese). Folha Online. 2005-12-09.
Categories:
- 1928 births
- 1991 deaths
- Brazilian footballers
- Brazil international footballers
- 1954 FIFA World Cup players
- Atlético Junior managers
- Association football forwards
- Brazilian football managers
- Brazilian football biography stubs