Formiga (footballer, born 1895)
.jpg) Xavier Camargo, representing São Paulo team in a game against the Rio de Janeiro team, November 11, 1929 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Xavier Camargo | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 30 July 1974 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1912-1917 | Ypiranga | ||
| 1918 | Palestra Italia | ||
| 1919-1920 | Ypiranga | ||
| 1921-1923 | Paulistano | 1 | (0) |
| 1923 | Flamengo | ||
| 1924-1929 | Paulistano | ||
| 1930 | São Paulo | (1) | |
| International career | |||
| 1922 | Brazil | 8 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Xavier Camargo (9 March 1895 – 30 July 1974), known as Formiga, was a Brazilian footballer. He played in five matches for the Brazil national football team in 1922.[1] He was also part of Brazil's squad for the 1922 South American Championship.[2]
Career[edit]
Formiga was born on March 9, 1895, in São Paulo. He started his football career at Paulistano's youth team. After a disagreement with the club's board, he went to play for Ypiranga, where he made his debut in 1912.
He participated in 1919 South American Championship as a reserve, where Brazil would win their first Copa América. He did not play in any match.
In 1921, Formiga played for Paulistano, and won the Paulista Championship that year.
A year later Formiga participated in the 1922 South American Championship, where Brazil would win their second Copa América.[3] He played 5 matches, against Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina in Round-robin tournament, and again against Paraguay in the tournament finale as Brazil and Paraguay finished tied for first place along with Uruguay. However, Uruguay left the competition as a protest against the arbitration of the Brazilian Pedro Santos in his match against Paraguay. In said finale he would score 2 goals (the only 2 goals he scored), said annotations would earn him the nickname of Viceroy of the Scorers.
With Paulistano Formiga went on to win the 1926, 1927 and 1929 Paulista Championships.
He died on July 30, 1974, in São Paulo at the side of his family.
References[edit]
- ^ "Xavier Camargo". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "South American Championship 1922". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Formiga". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
External links[edit]
- Xavier Camargo at WorldFootball.net
 | ||
  | This biographical article related to association football in Brazil is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |