Afonsinho
Afonso Guimarães da Silva, best known as Afonsinho (born in Rio de Janeiro, March 8, 1914 – February 19, 1997),[1] was a Brazilian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
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| Full name | Afonso Guimarães da Silva | ||||||||||||
| Date of birth | March 8, 1914 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||
| Date of death | February 19, 1997 (aged 82) | ||||||||||||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
| América RJ | |||||||||||||
| Flamengo | |||||||||||||
| São Cristóvão | |||||||||||||
| Fluminense | |||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||
| Brazil | |||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||||||||||||
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During his career (1931–1946), he played for América, Flamengo, São Cristóvão and Fluminense. He won four Rio de Janeiro State Championships (1931, 1940, 1941, 1946). For the Brazilian team, he played at the 1937 South American Championship, scoring one goal, and played four matches in the 1938 FIFA World Cup.[2]
He died at the age of 82.
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