Moacir (footballer, born 1936)

Moacyr Claudino Pinto da Silva (born 18 May 1936 in São Paulo[2]), nicknamed Moacir[3] or Moacyr, is a Brazilian former footballer.[2]

Moacir
Moacir in 2008
Personal information
Full name Moacyr Claudino Pinto da Silva
Date of birth (1936-05-18) 18 May 1936
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Position(s) Midfielder, Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1961 Flamengo[1] 92 (31)
1961–1962 River Plate 28 (7)
1962–1963 Peñarol 4 (1)
1964–1965 Everest 34 (14)
1965–1970 Barcelona
1970–1974 C.A. Mannucci
International career
1957–1960 Brazil 6 (2)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Winner1958 Sweden
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Son of railman, Moacir ran away from home and lived for more than ten years in an orphanage in Osasco.

Recommended by a friend, he went to CR Flamengo to be part of the youth teams, where he started to live in the club dorms.

He still resides in Guayaquil City, where he raised his family.

Career

After his time as a junior player, he highlighted and was select to be part of the princpal team of CR Flamengo.

Later in his career, he also played for Flamengo, River Plate of Argentina, Peñarol of Uruguay, and Everest and Barcelona of Ecuador.[2]

International

He earned 6 caps and scored 2 goals for the Brazil national football team.[2] He was part of the 1958 FIFA World Cup winning squad, but he did not play during the tournament,[3] mainly serving as reserve for Didi.

Honours

Flamengo
Peñarol
Barcelona de Guayaquil
Brazil

References

  1. Fla-Estatística (in Portuguese)
  2. sambafoot profile
  3. Moacir at FIFA


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