Newton Canegal

Newton Canegal (4 June 1917 – 23 March 2003), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a defender.

Newton Canegal
Personal information
Full name Newton Canegal
Date of birth (1917-06-04)4 June 1917
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death 23 March 2003(2003-03-23) (aged 85)
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1936–1938 Portuguesa (RJ) ? (?)
1938–1939 Bonsucesso ? (?)
1939–1952 Flamengo 389 (1)
National team
1945–1948 Brazil 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Newton Canegal began his football career with Portuguesa of Rio de Janeiro in 1936 and played there until 1938. In 1938 he switched to local rival Bonsucesso, with which he played for a year.

In 1939 he moved to Flamengo, where he played until the end of his career until 1952. With Flamengo he won the Rio de Janeiro championship four times - 1939, 1942, 1943 and 1944.

International career

For the Brazilian national team, Newton Canegal played in the 1945 and 1946 Copa America (runner-up in both). In 1945 he won the Copa Roca (now called Superderby the Americas ) with Brazil.

In the Brazilian national team, Newton Canegal made his debut for the Brazilian national team on 14 February 1945 against Argentina in the 1945 Copa América, in which Brazil finished runners-up. At this tournament, Newton appeared in two matches - against Argentina and Ecuador. In the same year he won the Copa Roca against Argentina.

In 1946 he participated for the second time in the Copa América tournament, where Brazil finished second again. He last appeared for the national team on 4 April 1948 in a match against the Uruguayan national team. In total, from years 1945–1948 Newton appeared in seven matches for Brazil.

Death

Newton Canegal suffered from Parkinson's disease and died of a heart failure on 23 March 2003 at the age of 85.[1][2]

Titles
Flamengo

Other achievements
Flamengo
  • Torneio Relâmpago do Rio de Janeiro: 1943
  • Torneio Início do Rio de Janeiro: 1946, 1951 e 1952
  • Troféu Cezar Aboud: 1948
  • Troféu Embaixada Brasileira da Guatemala: 1949
  • Troféu Comitê Olímpico Nacional da Guatemala: 1949
  • Taça Cidade de Ilhéus: 1950
  • Copa Elfsborg: 1951
  • Torneio Internacional de Lima: 1952
  • Troféu Cidade de Arequipa: 1952
Brazil
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See also

References
  1. "Morre ex-zagueiro do Flamengo Newton Canegal". Terra (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  2. "GloboEsporte.com > Futebol 2008 - NOTÍCIAS - Morre Newton Canegal, ex-jogador do Flamengo". globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
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