Personal information | |||
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Full name | Darci Menezes | ||
Date of birth | 24 September 1949 | ||
Place of birth | Bagé, Brazil | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Youth career | |||
Guarany de Bagé | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1966–1967 | Guarany de Bagé | ||
1967–1977 | Cruzeiro | 348 | (15) |
1971 | → América Mineiro (loan) | ||
1978–1979 | Vitória | ||
1979 | Atlético Goianiense | ||
1980–1982 | Democrata-GV | ||
International career | |||
1975 | Brazil | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 November 2023 |
Darci Menezes (born 24 September 1949), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Born in Bagé, Darci was successful in football in Minas Gerais, being part of the Cruzeiro squad in the 70s, several times state champion, twice Brazilian runner-up and champion of the 1976 Copa Libertadores. He also won the Taça Minas Gerais in 1981 with the Democrata of Governador Valadares. [1] [2] [3]
Darci was part of the Brazil national team squad that competed in the 1975 Copa América, when players from Minas Gerais mostly formed the team. [4]