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Nariz (footballer)

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Nariz
Personal information
Full name Álvaro Lopes Cançado
Date of birth (1912-02-08)8 February 1912
Place of birth Brazil
Date of death 19 September 1984(1984-09-19) (aged 72)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Botafogo
International career
Brazil
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Third place 1938 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Álvaro Lopes Cançado - nickname Nariz, meaning "nose" (Uberaba, February 8, 1912 – September 19, 1984[1])[1] was a Brazilian footballer (defender) playing for Brazil national football team in FIFA World Cup 1938 . He played only in one game in that tournament - against Czechoslovakia . His club in that time was Botafogo FR.

References

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  • ^ Andrzej Gowarzewski : "Fuji Football Encyclopedia : World Cup FIFA*part I* Biographical notes - Heroes of Mundial" ; GiA Katowice 1993