Pinheiro (Brazilian footballer)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Batista and the second or paternal family name is Pinheiro.

João Carlos Batista Pinheiro,^[1] Pinheiro (January 13, 1932 in Campos dos Goytacazes – August 30, 2011), was a Brazilian footballer who achieved notoriety playing as a defender for Fluminense and the Brazil national football team.^[2][3] He was arguably the player with most appearances for Fluminense in the club's history, with 605 matches in total.^[2]

Pinheiro

Personal information
Full name	João Carlos Batista Pinheiro
Date of birth	(1932-01-13)13 January 1932
Place of birth	Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death	30 August 2011(2011-08-30) (aged 79)
Place of death	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1947–1948	Americano
1948–1963	Fluminense
1963–1964	Bahia
International career
1952–1955	Brazil	17	(1)
Managerial career
1971–1972	Fluminense
1977	Fluminense
1977	Americano
1979–1980	Náutico
1985	Goytacaz
1985	Bangu
1988	Botafogo
1989	America
1991–1992	América Mineiro
1993	Cruzeiro
1994	Fluminense
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Honours

• Fluminense
  • Campeonato Carioca: 1951, 1959^[2][3]
  • Copa Rio: 1952^[2][3]
  • Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 1957, 1960^[2][3]
• Brazil
  • Panamerican Championship: 1952^[3]
  • Bernardo O'Higgins Cup: 1955^[3]

References

1. "João Carlos Batista Pinheiro". sambafoot.com. 7 July 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2009.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
2. ""Parado", Pinheiro guarda mágoa do Flu" (in Portuguese). PELÉ.NET. 10 January 2006. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
3. "Fluminense prepara homenagem ao ex-zagueiro Pinheiro" (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 24 December 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2009.

External links

• Pinheiro at National-Football-Teams.com