Everaldo (footballer, born 1944)

Everaldo
	Everaldo in 1970
Personal information
Full name	Everaldo Marques da Silva
Date of birth	11 September 1944
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Date of death	28 October 1974 (aged 30)
Place of death	Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1965–1965	Juventude
1966–1974	Grêmio
International career
1967–1972	Brazil
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing Brazil
FIFA World Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Everaldo Marques da Silva, nicknamed Everaldo, (September 11, 1944 in Porto Alegre – October 28, 1974 in Santa Cruz do Sul) was a football (soccer) player from Brazil. He was defender with Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense and with the Brazilian national team. He won the 1970 FIFA World Cup. The golden star in Gremio's flag was added in 1970 in his homage. He died as a result of a car crash in Santa Cruz do Sul. He is regarded as one of the finest left-backs of all time.

Clubs

He had 24 caps with the Brazilian national team between 1967 and 1972.^[2] The first one was obtained in June, 1967.

Everaldo won the 1970 FIFA World Cup. He was defeated only once, in October 1968.

Winner Campeonato Gaúcho (Rio Grande do Sul State championship) in 1964, 1966, 1967 and 1968 with Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
Winner Rio Branco Cup in 1967 with Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense

World Cup-winners status
Preceded by Werner Kohlmeyer 1924	Latest Born Player to Die October 28, 1974 – September 3, 1989	Succeeded by Gaetano Scirea 1953
Records
Preceded by Umberto Caligaris 39	Shortest Living Player October 28, 1974 – present	Incumbent

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