Alfredo II
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Full name | Alfredo dos Santos | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | January 1, 1920 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||
Date of death | October 23, 1997 | (aged 77)||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
1937–1948 | Vasco da Gama | ||||||||||||
1949 | Flamengo | ||||||||||||
1949–1956 | Vasco da Gama | ||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||
1944–1950 | Brazil | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alfredo dos Santos1 (January 1, 1920 – October 23, 1997), best known as Alfredo II, was a Brazilian footballer in midfielder role. He was born in Rio de Janeiro.[1][2]
During his career (1937–1956), he played for Vasco da Gama, except one year with Flamengo (1949).[1] As another Alfredo played in Vasco, he earned the nickname "Alfredo Segundo" ("Alfredo the Second", transcribed as Alfredo II).[2] He won five Carioca Tournaments (1945, 1947, 1949, 1950 and 1952)[3] and the South American Club Championship in 1948.[4] For the Brazilian team he played at the 1950 FIFA World Cup, starting one match against Switzerland (2–2) on June 28, 1950, when he scored a goal in the third minute.[5]
References
^1 Some sources list him as "Alfredo Ramos dos Santos", confusing him with Alfredo Ramos, who played in the 1954 FIFA World Cup.[2]
- ^ a b "Alfredo II - Meio-campo" (in Portuguese). CBF. Archived from the original on 2009-08-15. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- ^ a b c "Fim do mistério: Alfredo II, do Expresso da Vitória e da Seleção Brasileira na Copa de 1950, faleceu em 1997" (in Portuguese). NetVasco. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- ^ "Todos os brasileiros" (in Portuguese). Folha Online. 2005-12-09. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- ^ "Alfredo II". Sambafoot. 2006-02-26. Retrieved 2008-08-22.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Brazil – Switzerland". FIFA. Archived from the original on 17 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
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