Fausto dos Santos

Fausto dos Santos (28 January 1905 – 29 March 1939), sometimes known as just Fausto, was a football (soccer) player, considered one of the best defensive midfielders of Vasco da Gama of the first half of past century. At the time, he and Jaguaré, another famous player at this era, was attempted to be loaned to Barcelona.

In this article, the surname is dos Santos, not Santos.
Fausto dos Santos
Personal information
Full name Fausto dos Santos
Date of birth (1905-01-28)28 January 1905
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death 28 March 1939(1939-03-28) (aged 34)
Place of death Santos Dumont, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1926–1928 Bangu 53 (6)
1928–1931 Vasco da Gama ? (?)
1931–1932 Barcelona 0 (0)
1933 YF Juventus ? (?)
1933–1934 Vasco da Gama ? (?)
1935 Nacional ? (?)
1936–1937 Flamengo 80 (1)
International career
1930 Brazil 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
CR Vasco da Gama 1929

Popularly known as "Fausto, The Black Wonder" he was a pioneer to vindicate labor laws to footballers since the professionalization of Brazilian football in the beginning of the 1930s.

He also played for other clubs, such as Bangu, Nacional of Montevideo and Flamengo. He died at the age of 34 of tuberculosis.

Honours

Club
Vasco da Gama: 1929, 1934
Barcelona: 1932


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