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Norival Ponce de León

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Ponce de León
Personal information
Full name Norival Cabral Ponce de León
Date of birth (1927-08-28)August 28, 1927
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death 5 June 1965(1965-06-05) (aged 37)
Place of death São Paulo, Brazil
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947 Botafogo
1948–1951 São Paulo 109 (52)
1951–1953 Palmeiras 65 (28)
1953–1955 Ypiranga
1955–1956 Noroeste
1956–1957 Botafogo
1957 Ferroviária
1959 Comercial
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2023

Norival Cabral Ponce de León (28 August 1927 – 5 June 1965) was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as forward.[1][2]

Career

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He was nicknamed Argentinian, due to his fierce style of play.[3] Even though he was from Rio de Janeiro, he spent most of his career in clubs in São Paulo.

Honours

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Botafogo

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São Paulo

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Palmeiras

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Death

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He died at the age of 37 from an unknown illness.

References

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  1. ^ "Que fim levou? Ponce de León". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Ponce de León". SE Palmeiras (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 August 2023.
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