Orlando Peçanha
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Orlando Peçanha de Carvalho | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1960 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 1961–1965 | Boca Juniors | ||
| 1965–1969 | Santos | ||
| 1970 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| International career | |||
| 1958–1966 | Brazil | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Orlando Peçanha de Carvalho (born 20 September 1935 - died 10 February 2010), known simply as Orlando, was a Brazilian football defender.
During his club career he played for Vasco da Gama (1955–1960), Boca Juniors (1960–1964) and Santos (1965–1967). He was part of the Brazilian team that won the 1958 FIFA World Cup, and also participated in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. In total he earned 30 caps.
Orlando died on February 10, 2010, in Rio de Janeiro, due to a heart attack. [1]
Boca Juniors
During his time with Boca he played 119 games for the club, (105 league and 14 Copa Libertadores), he never scored a goal for the club but he had the distinction of being the club captain and he helped them to win three league titles in 1962, 1964 and 1965.
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