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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Moraes and the second or paternal family name is de Albuquerque.
Almir Pernambuquinho
Personal information
Full name Almir Moraes de Albuquerque
Date of birth (1937-10-28)28 October 1937
Place of birth Recife, Brazil
Date of death 6 February 1973(1973-02-06) (aged 35)
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
1956 Sport Recife
1957–1960 Vasco da Gama
1960–1961 Corinthians
1961–1962 Boca Juniors
1962 Fiorentina
1962–1963 Genova
1963–1964 Santos
1965–1967 Flamengo
1967–1968 América-RJ
International career
1959–1960 Brazil 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Almir Moraes de Albuquerque (28 October 1937 – 6 February 1973), known as Almir Pernambuquinho, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a forward for clubs of Brazil, Argentina and Italy. [1] Almir Pernambuquinho is, by many considered, the inventor of the fute-vôlei. He played for the Brazil national football team in the Copa América Argentina 1959. [2] He was killed in a bar in 1973. [3]

Honours

Club

Santos

Vasco da Gama

Boca Juniors

International

Brazil

References

  1. ^ "Almir Pernambuquinho". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  2. ^ "South American Championship 1959 (1st Tournament)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Trinta anos sem Almir Pernambuquinho" (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 6 February 2003. Retrieved 20 February 2012.

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