Afonsinho (footballer, born 1914)
Brazilian footballer
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| Full name | Afonso Guimarães da Silva | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1914-03-08)8 March 1914 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 20 February 1997(1997-02-20) (aged 82) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
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| América RJ | ||||||||||||||
| Flamengo | ||||||||||||||
| São Cristóvão | ||||||||||||||
| Fluminense | ||||||||||||||
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| Brazil | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
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.
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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Brazil squad – 1937 South American Championship runners-up
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Brazil squad – 1942 South American Championship third place | ||
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