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Afonsinho (footballer, born 1914)

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Afonsinho
Personal information
Full name Afonso Guimarães da Silva
Date of birth (1914-03-08)March 8, 1914
Place of birth Brazil
Date of death February 19, 1997(1997-02-19) (aged 82)
Position(s) Midfielder
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Brazil

Afonso Guimarães da Silva, best known as Afonsinho (born in Rio de Janeiro, March 8, 1914 – February 19, 1997)[1] was a Brazilian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

During his career (1931–1946), he played for América, Flamengo, São Cristovão 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.

References

  1. ^ CBF profile[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ AfonsinhoFIFA competition record (archived)