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Brazilian footballer (1930–2020)

Escurinho
Personal information
Full name Benedito Custódio Ferreira
Date of birth (1930-07-03)3 July 1930
Place of birth Nova Lima, Brazil
Date of death 12 December 2020(2020-12-12) (aged 90)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, left winger.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1953 Villa Nova
1954–1964 Fluminense
1965–1966 Atlético Junior
1967–1969 Portuguesa (RJ)
1970 Bonsucesso
International career
1955–1956 Brazil 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Benedito Custódio Ferreira (3 July 1930 – 12 December 2020), nicknamed Escurinho, was a Brazilian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and left winger.

Career

Born in Nova Lima, Escurinho played for Villa Nova, Fluminense, Atlético Junior, Portuguesa (RJ) and Bonsucesso.

He made 490 appearances for Fluminense between 1954 and 1964, the fifth highest in the club's history. He also scored 110 goals. With the club he won the 1959 Carioca Championship and the 1957 and 1960 Rio-São Paulo Tournament.

He was nicknamed the "Black Arrow" due to his speed.

He earned 8 caps for the Brazil national team between 1955 and 1956.

He died on 12 November 2020 at the age of 90 from multiple organ failure. He was also suffering from Alzheimer's disease in the years leading up to his death.

References

  1. ^ "Aos 90 anos, morre Escurinho, ídolo do Fluminense e quinto jogador que mais atuou pelo clube". ge. 12 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Escurinho". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
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