Darci Menezes

Darci Menezes
Personal information
Full name	Darci Menezes
Date of birth	24 September 1949 (age 74)
Place of birth	Bagé, Brazil
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
	Guarany de Bagé
Senior career*
Years	Team
1966–1967	Guarany de Bagé
1967–1977	Cruzeiro
1971	→ América Mineiro (loan)
1978–1979	Vitória
1979	Atlético Goianiense
1980–1982	Democrata-GV
International career
1975	Brazil
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 November 2023

Darci Menezes (born 24 September 1949), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Career[edit]

Born in Bagé, Darci was successful in football in Minas Gerais, being part of the Cruzeiro squad in the 70s, several times state champion, twice Brazilian runner-up and champion of the 1976 Copa Libertadores. He also won the Taça Minas Gerais in 1981 with the Democrata of Governador Valadares.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Internacional career[edit]

Darci was part of the Brazil national team squad that competed in the 1975 Copa América, when players from Minas Gerais mostly formed the team.^[4]

Honours[edit]

Cruzeiro

Copa Libertadores: 1976
Campeonato Mineiro: 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977
Taça Minas Gerais: 1973

Democrata-GV

Taça Minas Gerais: 1981

References[edit]

^ "Que fim levou? Darci Menezes". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
^ "Darci Menezes". Cruzeiropédia (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
^ "O gaúcho que cativou os gramados da cidade". Diário de Rio Doce (in Portuguese). 31 January 2023. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
^ "1975: o ano que Minas foi o Brasil". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 2 July 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

External links[edit]

Darci Menezes at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)

[Terceiro_Tempo-1] "Que fim levou? Darci Menezes". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2023.

[2] "Darci Menezes". Cruzeiropédia (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.

[3] "O gaúcho que cativou os gramados da cidade". Diário de Rio Doce (in Portuguese). 31 January 2023. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.

[4] "1975: o ano que Minas foi o Brasil". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 2 July 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

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