Mickey (Brazilian footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adalberto Kretzer | ||
| Date of birth | 19 March 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Presidente Getúlio, Santa Catarina, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 24 August 2024 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Camboriú, Santa Catarina, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1966 | Caxias-SC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1969 | Caxias-SC | ||
| 1967 | → Palmeiras-SC (loan) | ||
| 1969–1974 | Fluminense | 98 | (27) |
| 1972 | → Grêmio (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 1972 | → Junior Barranquilla (loan) | ||
| 1973 | → Deportivo Cali (loan) | ||
| 1974 | → Bonsucesso (loan) | ||
| 1974 | Olaria | ||
| 1975–1976 | Bahia | ||
| 1976–1979 | São Paulo | 45 | (17) |
| 1978 | → Ceará (loan) | ||
| 1979 | Avaí | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 October 2023 | |||
Adalberto Kretzer (19 March 1948 – 24 August 2024), better known as Mickey, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.[1][2][3][4]
Career
[edit]Formed at Joinville-based Caxias, became a hero at Fluminense, when he was featured in the final games of the 1970 Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa. The nickname "Mickey" came from the size of his ears. He was called "the peace and love scorer", as he celebrated goals by making a "V" with his fingers.[5]
Personal life and death
[edit]Mickey lived in the city of Balneário Camboriú, where he worked as a real estate agent until he retired.
Mickey died in Camboriú, Santa Catarina, on 24 August 2024, at the age of 76.[6]
Honours
[edit]Fluminense
- Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa: 1970
- Campeonato Carioca: 1969, 1971, 1973
- Taça Guanabara: 1969, 1971
Bahia
- Campeonato Baiano: 1975, 1976
São Paulo
Ceará
- Campeonato Cearense: 1978
Individual
- 1976 Campeonato Baiano top scorer: 19 goals[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Que fim levou? Mickey". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Mickey completa 73 anos". Fluminense FC (in Portuguese). 19 March 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Adalberto Kretzer". Grêmiopédia (in Portuguese). 19 March 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Gols decisivos e "prensa" da ditadura: Mickey, o herói "paz e amor" do 1º título brasileiro do Fluminense". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 19 December 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Morre Mickey, ídolo do Fluminense nos anos 1970". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Bahia State Championship - List of Topscorers". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- Mickey at ogol.com.br
Categories:
- 1948 births
- 2024 deaths
- Men's association football forwards
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Caxias Futebol Clube players
- Blumenau Esporte Clube players
- Fluminense FC players
- Grêmio FBPA players
- Atlético Junior footballers
- Deportivo Cali footballers
- Bonsucesso Futebol Clube players
- Olaria Atlético Clube players
- Esporte Clube Bahia players
- São Paulo FC players
- Ceará Sporting Club players
- Avaí FC players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Categoría Primera A players
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Colombia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia
- Footballers from Santa Catarina (state)