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Chicão (footballer, born 1940)

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Chicão
Personal information
Full name Francisco Amancio dos Santos
Date of birth (1940-02-21)21 February 1940
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death 18 August 1968(1968-08-18) (aged 28)
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1961 Botafogo (SP)
1961–1965 Valencia
1965–1966 Levante
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francisco Amancio dos Santos (21 February 1940 – 18 August 1968), commonly known as Chicão, was a Brazilian football player who played as a defender. He spent five years in the Spanish league.

Career

Chicão signed for Valencia CF after impressing in a match against the Spanish club on 24 June 1961 as a part of the Orange Trophy, an annual friendly tournament. He stayed 4 years with The Bats, having a key role in their successful runs in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1962 and 1963. In 1965 he moved to crosstown rivals Levante where he played for one season. Chicão died in 1968, at the age of 28.

Honours

References

  1. "Biography" (in Portuguese).

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