Alcindo

Alcindo
Personal information
Full name	Alcindo Martha de Freitas
Date of birth	31 March 1945
Place of birth	Sapucaia do Sul, Brazil
Date of death	27 August 2016 (aged 71)
Place of death	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1963	Rio Grande
1964–1971	Grêmio
1971–1973	Santos
1973	Jalisco
1974–1976	América
1978	Francana
International career
1966–1967	Brazil
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alcindo Martha de Freitas (31 March 1945 – 27 August 2016), known simply as Alcindo, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

During his club career he played for Rio Grande (1963), Grêmio (1964–1971), Santos (1971–1973), Club Jalisco (1973) and Club América (1974–76) of Mexico, and Francana (1978). Alcindo is Grêmio's all-time leading scorer with 636 career goals for the club.^[1]

He was part of the Brazilian team for the 1966 FIFA World Cup. In total he earned 7 caps and scored 1 goal for Brazil. His brother Alfeu played for San Lorenzo de Almagro, in Argentina. He died from complications of diabetes on 27 August 2016. ^[2]

References

^ "Há 30 anos, Alcindo encerrava carreira" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 18 March 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "Maior artilheiro do Grêmio, Alcindo Bugre morre em Porto Alegre" (in Portuguese). ESPN. 27 August 2016.

External links

Alcindo at National-Football-Teams.com
Profile at Globo Esporte's Futpedia
Alcindo – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
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[1] "Há 30 anos, Alcindo encerrava carreira" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 18 March 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[2] "Maior artilheiro do Grêmio, Alcindo Bugre morre em Porto Alegre" (in Portuguese). ESPN. 27 August 2016.

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