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Moacir Barbosa
Brazilian footballer (1921-2000) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Moacir Barbosa Nascimento (27 March 1921 – 7 April 2000) was a Brazilian football player. He played for the Brazil national team. He was regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the world in the 1940s and 1950s. He was known for not wearing gloves because he wanted to feel the ball with his bare hands. He was a confident and elastic goalkeeper with an excellent sense of placement, who was never afraid to dive into the feet of his opponents. Although he won many trophies, he is most remembered for the Maracanazo, when host country Brazil lost to Uruguay in the 1950 FIFA World Cup Final. He died of a heart attack at the age of 79 and was buried in the Praia Grande Municipal Cemetery in São Paulo.
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Full name | Moacir Barbosa do Nascimento | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1921-03-27)27 March 1921 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 7 April 2000(2000-04-07) (aged 79) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Praia Grande, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1931–1940 | Campinas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1940–1942 | ADCI-SP | 35 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1942–1945 | Ypiranga-SP | 56 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1945–1955 | Vasco da Gama | 532 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1955–1956 | → Bonsucesso (loan) | 30 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1956–1958 | Santa Cruz | 34 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1958–1960 | Vasco da Gama | 151 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1960–1962 | Campo Grande | 49 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 887 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1945–1959 | Brazil | 20 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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