Duque (footballer)

Duque
Personal information
Full name	Davi Ferreira
Date of birth	15 May 1926
Place of birth	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Date of death	16 July 2017 (aged 91)
Place of death	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years	Team
1946–1952	Cruzeiro
1953–1954	Vasco da Gama
1955–1956	Canto do Rio
1956	Fluminense
Managerial career
1962–1968	Náutico
1969	Bonsucesso
1969–1971	Santa Cruz
1972	Corinthians
1972	América Mineiro
1973–1974	Fluminense
1975	Sport Recife
1976–1977	Corinthians
1978	Náutico
1979	Muharraq
1980	Santa Cruz
1980	Bahia
1981	Olaria
1982	América Mineiro
1984	Ivory Coast
1986	Confiança
1990	Cruzeiro
1991–1992	Muharraq
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 March 2024

Davi Ferreira (15 May 1926 – 16 July 2017), better known as Duque, was a Brazilian professional footballer and manager, who played as a defender.

Player career[edit]

Formed in Cruzeiro's youth categories, Duque played as a defender. He made 127 appearances for Cruzeiro from 1946 to 1952, in addition to playing for Vasco da Gama, Fluminense and Canto do Rio.^[1]

Managerial career[edit]

As coach Duque was responsible for commanding what is considered the best Náutico team in history, four times state champion and runner-up in the Taça Brasil. He was also champion two times with Santa Cruz,^[2] as well as Campeonato Carioca champion in 1973 with Fluminense. In 1976 he was runner-up again, this time with Corinthians in the Brazilian Championship.^[3] In 1981 he won the first edition of Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the Taça de Bronze, with Olaria, in addition to winning the Bahrain league with Muharraq SC.^[4]^[5]

Honours[edit]

Manager[edit]

Náutico

Campeonato Pernambucano: 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968

Santa Cruz

Campeonato Pernambucano: 1970, 1971

Fluminense

Campeonato Carioca: 1973

Sport

Campeonato Pernambucano: 1975

Olaria

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C: 1981

Muharraq

Bahraini Premier League: 1991–92

Death[edit]

Duque passed away at the age of 91 on 16 July 2017 in the city of Rio de Janeiro.^[6]

References[edit]

^ "David Ferreira". Cruzeiropédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 March 2024.
^ "Duque, o treinador com mais títulos em Pernambuco e campeão no Trio de Ferro". Diário de Pernambuco (in Portuguese). 16 July 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
^ "Duque, ex-treinador do Corinthians". Meu Timão (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 March 2024.
^ "O adeus de Duque, um técnico de grandes feitos pelo país e histórias folclóricas". Trivela (in Portuguese). 18 July 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
^ "Que fim levou? Duque (Ex-técnico do Náutico, Flu e Corinthians)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 March 2024.
^ "Morre o ex-jogador e treinador Duque, que começou a carreira no Cruzeiro". mg.superesportes.com.br (in Portuguese). 16 July 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

External links[edit]

Duque at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)

[1] "David Ferreira". Cruzeiropédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 March 2024.

[2] "Duque, o treinador com mais títulos em Pernambuco e campeão no Trio de Ferro". Diário de Pernambuco (in Portuguese). 16 July 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

[3] "Duque, ex-treinador do Corinthians". Meu Timão (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 March 2024.

[4] "O adeus de Duque, um técnico de grandes feitos pelo país e histórias folclóricas". Trivela (in Portuguese). 18 July 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

[Terceiro_Tempo-5] "Que fim levou? Duque (Ex-técnico do Náutico, Flu e Corinthians)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 March 2024.

[6] "Morre o ex-jogador e treinador Duque, que começou a carreira no Cruzeiro". mg.superesportes.com.br (in Portuguese). 16 July 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

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