Brandãozinho (footballer, born 1930)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silveira and the second or paternal family name is Braga.

Brandãozinho

Personal information
Full name	José Carlos Silveira Braga
Date of birth	(1930-01-24)24 January 1930
Place of birth	Boa Esperança do Sul, São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death	5 January 2021(2021-01-05) (aged 90)
Place of death	Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Paulista de São Carlos
1945–1950	Jabaquara
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1950–1952	Palmeiras	29	(11)
1952	Santos
1952–1953	Monaco
1953–1957	Nice
1957–1959	Celta Vigo	42	(9)
1959–1960	Espanyol	9	(1)
1960–1961	Real Oviedo	9	(0)
1961–1962	Celta Vigo	11	(2)
Total		100+	(23+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Carlos Silveira Braga, known as Brandãozinho (24 January 1930 – 5 January 2021) was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Brazil, France, and Spain.

Career

Born in Boa Esperança do Sul, Brandãozinho played for Paulista de São Carlos, Jabaquara, Palmeiras (with whom he won the Torneio Rio – São Paulo in 1951), Santos, Monaco, Nice, Celta Vigo, Espanyol and Real Oviedo.

Brandãozinho died in Araraquara on 5 January 2021, aged 90.