Geraldo Assoviador
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Geraldo Cleofas Dias Alves | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Barão de Cocais, Minas Gerais, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 26 August 1976 (aged 22) | ||
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1971–1972 | Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1976 | Flamengo | 58 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1975–1976 | Brazil | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Geraldo Cleofas Dias Alves (16 April 1954 – 26 August 1976), better known as Geraldo Assoviador, was a Brazilian International footballer.
Career[edit]
Geraldo Assoviador spent his entire career at Flamengo of Rio de Janeiro. In the Brazilian league, he appeared in 58 games and scored one goal. In all the competitions played for Flamengo he has a total of 168 matches and 13 goals.[1] He has 5 caps for Brazil representing the country at the 1975 Copa América.
Personal life[edit]
His brother Washington Geraldo Dias Alves is a former professional footballer too, having played ten years of his career in Portugal – mainly with Varzim – where his children were born to a Portuguese mother.[2][3][4][5] His nephews Geraldo, Bruno, and Júlio also played the sport.[3][4][5]
Death[edit]
He died on 26 August 1976 at age 22 after a tonsillitis operation. Although the intervention went as planned, the player suffered an anaphylaxis shock due to the local anesthesia that produced a cardiac arrest.[6]
Honours[edit]
Club[edit]
- Flamengo
- Campeonato Carioca: 1974
- Taça Guanabara: 1973
International[edit]
- Brazil
- Taça do Atlântico: 1976[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Geraldo Cleofas Dias profile". Mamvs.narod.ru. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Biografia" [Biography] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Washington: «Aconselhei os meus filhos a serem sempre profissionais»" [Washington: "I advised my children to always be professionals"] (in Portuguese). Record.pt. 23 March 2000. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ a b Bruno Alves: «Sinto grande orgulho no Geraldo e no Júlio» (Bruno Alves: «I am very proud of Geraldo and Júlio») Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine; Mais Futebol, 26 August 2011 (in Portuguese)
- ^ a b La dinastía que une Brasil y Portugal (The dynasty that unites Brazil and Portugal) Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine; FIFA.com, 2 April 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ "A história de Geraldo, revelação do Fla nos anos 70 que morreu aos 22 anos" [The story of Geraldo, Fla's revelation in the 70's who died at age 22] (in Portuguese). globo.com. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Copa del Atlántico". RSSSF. 2008-04-18. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
External links[edit]
- Geraldo Assoviador at National-Football-Teams.com
- Geraldo Cleofas Dias Alves profile at Mamvs.narod.ru
- Geraldo Assoviador at Sambafoot (archived)
- Geraldo Cleofas Dias Alves article at Flamengoalternativo.com
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