Marcos de Mendonça
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marcos Cláudio Phillipe Carneiro de Mendonça | ||
Date of birth | 25 December 1894 | ||
Place of birth | Cataguases, Brazil | ||
Date of death | October 19, 1988 | (aged 93)||
Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1910–1911 | Haddock Lobo | ||
1911–1914 | América | ||
1914–1928 | Fluminense | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:49, 13 June 2009 (UTC) |
Marcos Cláudio Phillipe Carneiro de Mendonça (born December 25, 1894) was a Brazilian footballer who achieved notoriety playing for Fluminense and the Brazil national football team. He was the inaugural goalkeeper for Brazil and played a key role in Brazil's debut cup, the 1919 South American Championship.[1][2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Primeiro goleiro da seleção, Marcos de Mendonça virou referência na posição" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.com. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
- ^ "Relíquias de casa velha" (in Portuguese). Revista Veja Rio. 30 May 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
- ^ "MARCOS DE MENDONÇA - GOLEIRO". Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF). Archived from the original on 18 March 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2009.