Brilhante (footballer)
 Brilhante with World Cup 1930 team | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfredo Brilhante da Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 1904 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 8 June 1980 (aged 75) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1922 | America-RJ | ? | (?) |
| 1923 | Bangu | 14 | (0) |
| 1924–1933 | Vasco da Gama | ? | (?) |
| 1933 | Flamengo | 0 | (0) |
| 1934–1935 | Bangu | 18 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1930 | Brazil | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alfredo Brilhante da Costa, best known as Brilhante (November 5, 1904 – June 8, 1980) was a Brazilian football central defender. He was born in Rio de Janeiro.
During his career (1924–1933), he played in Bangu and in Vasco da Gama. He won the Rio de Janeiro State Championship in 1924 and 1929. For the Brazil national team, he participated at the 1930 FIFA World Cup, playing one match, against Yugoslavia. He died at 75 years old.
Honours
Club
- Campeonato Carioca (2):
- Vasco da Gama: 1924, 1929
External links
- Brilhante – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Brilhante at National-Football-Teams.com
- Brilhante at Sambafoot (archived)
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