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Afonso Guimarães da Silva, best known as Afonsinho (born in Rio de Janeiro, March 8, 1914 – February 20, 1997),[1] was a Brazilian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
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Full name | Afonso Guimarães da Silva | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 8 March 1914 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||||||||||||
Date of death | 20 February 1997 82) | (aged|||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
América RJ | ||||||||||||||
Flamengo | ||||||||||||||
São Cristóvão | ||||||||||||||
Fluminense | ||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
Brazil | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
During his career (1931–1946), he played for America-RJ, Flamengo, São Cristóvão and Fluminense. He won four Rio de Janeiro State Championships (1931, 1940, 1941, 1946). For the Brazilian team, he played at the 1937 South American Championship, scoring one goal, and played four matches in the 1938 FIFA World Cup.[2]
He died at the age of 82.
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