Sidney Pullen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sidney Pullen | ||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Southampton, England | ||
| Date of death | 1950s | ||
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1910–1914 | Paysandu | - | (-) |
| 1915–1925 | Flamengo | 116 | (41) |
| – | Fluminense | - | (-) |
| National team | |||
| 1916–1917 | Brazil | 5 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| Flamengo | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Sidney Pullen (14 July 1895–1950s), was an English football striker,[1] who played for Flamengo. He is the only foreigner to have played for the Brazilian national team.
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[edit] Biography
Born in Southampton,[1] Sidney migrated to Brazil after his father, Hugh Pullen, was transferred to a factory in Rio de Janeiro.[2] When Paysandu closed their football department, he moved to Flamengo, and his father imported from Germany the kit known as coral snake.[2] During World War I, he left Flamengo to fight for England.[2] Sidney Pullen died in the 1950s, in Rio de Janeiro.[2]
[edit] Career
He started his career in 1910, defending Paysandu,[3] a Rio de Janeiro team founded by English expatriates, winning the Campeonato Carioca in 1912,[2] then, after the club closed their football department in 1914,[3] he moved to Flamengo in 1915, where he played 116 matches and scored 40 goals,[2] winning the Campeonato Carioca five times[2] before leaving the club in 1925.[4] He has also worked as Flamengo's head coach.[4]
[edit] Brazilian national team
Sidney Pullen is the only foreigner to play for the Brazilian national team.[4] He played five matches between 1916 and 1917,[1] including three 1916 Copa América matches.[3] He played his first match on 8 July 1916, against Chile. His last match was played on 6 May 1917 against an Argentine team named Barracas.[1]
[edit] Refereeing career
He worked as a referee in one match of the 1916 Copa América.[5] The match was played on 6 July, between Argentina and Chile.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Napoleão, Antônio Carlos; Assaf, Roberto (2006). Seleção Brasileira 1914-2006. São Paulo: Mauad X. p. 300. ISBN 857478186X.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Um súdito da rainha no país do futebol" (in Portuguese). UOL. http://esporte.uol.com.br/copa/2002/especiais/sudito.jhtm. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ^ a b c "Sidney Pullen" (in Portuguese). CBF. http://www.cbf.com.br/ca2/500j.html. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
- ^ a b c Assaf, Roberto; Martins, Clóvis (2001) (in Portuguese). Almanaque do Flamengo (1st ed.). Editora Abril. p. 511. ISBN 789.361401068-7.
- ^ a b "Sidney Pullen" (in Portuguese). O Gol. http://www.ogol.com.br/arbitro.php?id=1941&%3bsearch=1. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
- 1895 births
- 1950s deaths
- Brazilian footballers
- English footballers
- English football managers
- Brazilian football managers
- English football referees
- Brazilian football referees
- English expatriate footballers
- Clube de Regatas do Flamengo players
- Expatriate footballers in Brazil
- Brazil international footballers
- Expatriate football managers in Brazil
- People from Southampton
- Brazilian people of English descent
