Alcir Portella

Alcir Pinto Portella Prates (9 May 1944 – 29 August 2008), better known as Alcir Portella, was a Brazilian professional footballer and manager, who played as a defensive midfielder.

Career
Midfielder, Alcir Portella started his career at Bonsucesso. In 1963 he arrived at Vasco where he won numerous titles, especially the Brazilian championship in 1974. He made 511 appearances for the club and scored 36 goals. He did not receive a single red card in 10 years, which earned him an edition of the Premio Belfort Duarte.

Managerial career
Portella was coach of Bonsucesso, Olaria and Paysandu before returning to Vasco as an assistant coach, where he was part of the Brazilian champion committee in 1989. In 1993 he took over the club in winning the Copa Rio and the tournaments in Barcelona and Zaragoza in Spain. He was part of Vasco winning four national titles.

Player

 * Vasco da Gama
 * Campeonato Brasileiro: 1974
 * Campeonato Carioca: 1970
 * Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 1966
 * Taça Guanabara: 1965
 * Taça José de Albuquerque: 1972
 * Troféu Pedro Novaes: 1973
 * Taça Danilo Leal Carneiro: 1975


 * Individual
 * Prêmio Belfort Duarte: 1974

Manager

 * Vasco da Gama


 * Copa Rio: 1993
 * Ciutat de Barcelona Trophy: 1993
 * Trofeo Ciudad de Zaragoza: 1993

Death
Alcir Portella passed away at his home in the Leme neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro, on 29 August 2008, victim of multiple organ failure. He was buried carrying flags of Vasco da Gama, Bonsucesso (his first club) and the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school.