Ângelo (footballer, born 1953)

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Ângelo
Personal information
Full name Paulino Angélio de Souza
Date of birth (1953-05-31)May 31, 1953
Place of birth Onça de Pitangui, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Date of death August 2, 2007(2007-08-02) (aged 54)
Place of death Itaúna, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Atlético Mineiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1980 Atlético Mineiro 76 (3)
1972–1974Nacional-AM (loan) - (-)
1981 Guarani - (-)
1981–1982 Fluminense 17 (0)
1983 Ponte Preta 12 (1)
1983 Santa Cruz 10 (0)
1984 São Bento - (-)
1985 Sport 22 (0)
1986 Marília - (-)
1987 Democrata-GV - (-)
1988 Aimoré - (-)
International career
1971–1972 Brazil U-23 9 (0)
1975 Brazil Called up
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paulino Angelino de Souza[1] (31 May 1953 – 2 August 2007), known as just Ângelo, was a Brazilian footballer who played in the 1972 Olympic Games[2] and was part of Brazil’s squad for the 1975 Copa América.[3]

Career[edit]

Born in Onça de Pitangui, Ângelo began playing football as a midfielder with local side Clube Atlético Mineiro. In a 10-year span he made 238 official appearances for the club, winning the Campeonato Mineiro three times, the Taça Minas Gerais once and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A once. He was part of the 1971 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A championship-winning side, and the 1977 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners'-up side.[4] [5]

Personal[edit]

Ângelo died of a heart attack at age 54.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ângelo (full name: Paulino Angelino de Souza)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  2. ^ Napoleão, Antonio Carlos; Assaf, Roberto (2006). Seleção brasileira: 1914–2006. Mauad Editora. p. 370. ISBN 9788574781860.
  3. ^ "Copa América". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Morre aos 54 anos ex-volante Ângelo do Atlético-MG". uol.com.br (in Portuguese). 3 August 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Morre ex-meia de Guarani, Ponte Preta e Atlético Mineiro" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 3 August 2007.

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