Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mario Braga Gadelha | ||
Date of birth | 24 April 1934 | ||
Place of birth | Aracati, Brazil | ||
Date of death | 8 April 2010 | (aged 75)||
Height | 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1952–1953 | Ceará | (0) | |
1953–1962 | Flamengo | 308 | (89) |
1962–1967 | UNAM | (0) | |
1968 | Ceará | (0) | |
International career | |||
1961 | Brazil | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mario Braga Gadelha (April 24, 1934 – April 8, 2010) commonly known as Babá, was a Brazilian former footballer who played for Ceará, Flamengo and UNAM. [2]
Babá started his professional career in 1952 at the age of sixteen with Ceará. He was later sold in 1953 to Flamengo. [2] He played 308 games and scored 89 goals with Flamengo from 1953 until 1962, when he was sold to Mexican Club Universidad Nacional. [3] In 1961 he was called to the Brazil national football team for a friendly match against Paraguay. [4]
He played with UNAM from 1962, in the club's first season at the Primera División, Mexican football top-flight, to 1967. [5]
After his spell in Mexican football, Babá came back to Brazil where he played for one season with Ceará.
Babá died on 8 April 2010.