Servílio (footballer, born 1939)

Servílio de Jesus Filho (15 October 1939 – 8 June 2005), also known as "Servílio", was a Brazilian football striker who played for several clubs in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. He also had a brief spell in the Mexican Primera División.

In this Portuguese name, "Filho" is a generational suffix meaning "son", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.
Servílio
Personal information
Full name Servílio de Jesus Filho
Date of birth (1939-10-15)15 October 1939
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death 8 June 2005(2005-06-08) (aged 65)
Place of death São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1958 ADAP-SP
1958–1963 Portuguesa 412 (142)
1963–1969 Palmeiras 356 (29)
1969–1971 Corinthians
1971 Atlas
1972 Paulista-SP
1972–1977 Nacional-SP
1977 Valencia
International career
1959–1966 Brazil 9 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in São Paulo, Servílio was a product of the Associação Portuguesa de Desportos youth system. He began playing professional football with Associação Desportiva Araraquara before he returned to play for Portuguesa's senior side in 1957.[1]

Servílio enjoyed his greatest success with his next club, Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras. He won the Campeonato Paulista twice (in 1963 and 1966) and Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 1967 (Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa) and 1967 (Taça Brasil).[2][3]

Servílio moved to Mexico to play for Club Atlas during the 1970–71 season. He returned to Brazil for a few seasons with Paulista Futebol Clube and Nacional Atlético Clube and finished his career in Venezuela playing for Valencia F.C.

Servílio died from a heart attack in São Paulo at age 65.[4]

References
  1. "Servílio" (in Portuguese). Sitedalusa.com. 1 October 2010.
  2. Servílio
  3. Milton Neves (12 August 2004). "Que Fim Levou? Servílio: Ex-atacante da Lusa e Palmeiras" [Where have they gone? Servílio: Ex-striker of Lusa and Palmeiras] (in Portuguese). Terceiro Tempo.
  4. "Falleció el exjugador brasileño Servilio...En México militó en Atlas" [Former Brazilian footballer Servilio died...He played for Atlas in Mexico] (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. 8 June 2005.
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