 Friaça in 1949 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Albino Friaça Cardoso | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1924-10-20)October 20, 1924 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | January 12, 2009(2009-01-12) (aged 84) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1944–1949 | Vasco | 432 | (114) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1949–1951 | São Paulo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951–1954 | Vasco | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1954–1955 | Ponte Preta | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947–1952 | Brazil | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Albino Friaça Cardoso (October 20, 1924 – January 12, 2009), best known as simply Friaça ([ˈfɾjazɐ]), was a Brazilian football striker.
He was born in Porciúncula. During his career (1944 – 1955) he played for Vasco da Gama, São Paulo and Ponte Preta. He won two Rio de Janeiro State Tournaments (1947, 1952), one São Paulo State Tournament (1949, in which he was also the top goalscorer), and the South American Championship of Champions (1948). With the Brazil national team he won one Copa América in 1949, and participated at 1950 FIFA World Cup, playing 4 matches and scoring the opening goal in the title-deciding match against Uruguay, which Brazil lost 1–2.
He died in Itaperuna in January 2009, aged 84, of pneumonia related organ failure.
Honours
- Vasco da Gama
- Campeonato Carioca: 1945, 1947, 1952,
- Campeonato Sul-Americano de Campeões: 1948
- Torneio Octogonal Rivadavia Correa Meyer: 1953
- São Paulo
- Campeonato Paulista: 1949
- Brazil
- Panamerican Championship: 1952
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1950
References
- "Friaça (ex-ponta do Vasco, São Paulo e Ponte Preta)" (in Portuguese). Site Oficial Milton Neves. 2009-01-13. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
- FIFA.com
- "Friaca, Dies at 84; Scored Brazil's Lone Goal in 1950 World Cup Loss". Soccer. New York Times. Associated Press. 2009-01-14. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
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