Siriri (footballer)

José de Andrade Torres (24 December 1904 – 25 May 1978), better known as Siriri, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.[1][2]

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Andrade and the second or paternal family name is Torres.
Siriri
Personal information
Full name José de Andrade Torres
Date of birth (1904-12-24)December 24, 1904
Place of birth Santos, Brazil
Date of death 25 May 1978(1978-05-25) (aged 73)
Place of death Santos, Brazil
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1923–1929 Santos 113 (80)
1930–1931 São Paulo 46 (19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 September 2023

Career

Originally from Santos, it was at Santos FC where he built most of his career, alongside stars like Feitiço and Araken. After problems with members of Santos FC, he came with his brother-in-law Araken to the newly created São Paulo FC, where he was champion for the only time in his career in 1931. Siriri stopped playing after suffering a broken ankle, result of a violent tackle by C.E. América defender Pavani, on November 8, 1931.[3]

Personal life

Siriri was the younger brother of footballer Camarão, and brother-in-law of Araken and Ary Patusca.[2]

Honours

São Paulo

References
  1. "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  2. "Siriri foi irmão de Camarão, e também jogou muito no Santos". Revista Santista (in Portuguese). 27 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  3. "Lendas da Vila: Siriri, o jogador da década de 20 que está na história do Peixe". Diário do Peixe (in Portuguese). 3 May 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
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