Friaça

Friaça
Friaça in 1949
Personal information
Full name Albino Friaça Cardoso
Date of birth (1924-10-20)October 20, 1924
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death January 12, 2009(2009-01-12) (aged 84)
Place of death Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1944–1949 Vasco 432 (114)
1949–1951 São Paulo
1951–1954 Vasco
1954–1955 Ponte Preta
International career
1947–1952 Brazil[1] 13 (1)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 1950 Brazil
Panamerican Championship
Winner 1952 Chile
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albino Friaça Cardoso (October 20, 1924 – January 12, 2009), best known as simply Friaça ([ˈfɾjazɐ]), was a Brazilian football striker.

He was born in Porciúncula. During his career (1944 – 1955) he played for Vasco da Gama, São Paulo and Ponte Preta.[2] He won two Rio de Janeiro State Tournaments (1947, 1952), one São Paulo State Tournament (1949, in which he was also the top goalscorer), and the South American Championship of Champions (1948). With the Brazil national team he won one Copa América in 1949, and participated at 1950 FIFA World Cup, playing 4 matches and scoring the opening goal in the title-deciding match against Uruguay, which Brazil lost 1–2.

He died in Itaperuna in January 2009, aged 84, of pneumonia related organ failure.[3]

Honours

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Vasco da Gama
São Paulo
Brazil

References

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  1. ^ "Friaça (ex-ponta do Vasco, São Paulo e Ponte Preta)" (in Portuguese). Site Oficial Milton Neves. 2009-01-13. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
  2. ^ FIFA.com[dead link]
  3. ^ "Friaca, Dies at 84; Scored Brazil's Lone Goal in 1950 World Cup Loss". Soccer. New York Times. Associated Press. 2009-01-14. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
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