Friaça

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Friaça and the second or paternal family name is Cardoso.

Albino Friaça Cardoso (October 20, 1924 – January 12, 2009), best known as simply Friaça ([ˈfɾjazɐ]), was a Brazilian football striker.

Friaça

Friaça in 1949
Personal information
Full name	Albino Friaça Cardoso
Date of birth	(1924-10-20)October 20, 1924
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death	January 12, 2009(2009-01-12) (aged 84)
Place of death	Brazil
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1944–1949	Vasco	432	(114)
1949–1951	São Paulo
1951–1954	Vasco
1954–1955	Ponte Preta
International career
1947–1952	Brazil[1]	13	(1)
Medal record Men's Football Representing  Brazil FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1950 Brazil Panamerican Championship Winner 1952 Chile
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He was born in Porciúncula. During his career (1944 – 1955) he played for Vasco da Gama, São Paulo and Ponte Preta.^[2] He won two Rio de Janeiro State Tournaments (1947, 1952), one São Paulo State Tournament (1949, in which he was also the top goalscorer), and the South American Championship of Champions (1948). With the Brazil national team he won one Copa América in 1949, and participated at 1950 FIFA World Cup, playing 4 matches and scoring the opening goal in the title-deciding match against Uruguay, which Brazil lost 1–2.

He died in Itaperuna in January 2009, aged 84, of pneumonia related organ failure.^[3]

Honours

Vasco da Gama

• Campeonato Carioca: 1945, 1947, 1952,
• Campeonato Sul-Americano de Campeões: 1948
• Torneio Octogonal Rivadavia Correa Meyer: 1953

São Paulo

• Campeonato Paulista: 1949

Brazil

• Panamerican Championship: 1952
• FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1950

References

1. "Friaça (ex-ponta do Vasco, São Paulo e Ponte Preta)" (in Portuguese). Site Oficial Milton Neves. 2009-01-13. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
2. FIFA.com^{[dead link]}
3. "Friaca, Dies at 84; Scored Brazil's Lone Goal in 1950 World Cup Loss". Soccer. New York Times. Associated Press. 2009-01-14. Retrieved 2009-01-14.

External links

• Friaça – FIFA competition record (archived)