Olavo (footballer)

Olavo
Personal information
Full name Olavo Martins de Oliveira
Date of birth (1927-11-09)9 November 1927
Place of birth Santos, Brazil
Date of death 12 March 2004(2004-03-12) (aged 76)
Place of death Santos, Brazil
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1947–1949 Portuguesa Santista
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1951 Portuguesa Santista
1952–1961 Corinthians 514 (17)
1961–1966 Santos 96 (2)
1966 Náutico
International career
1955–1957 Brazil 4 (0)
Managerial career
1975–1976 Santos
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Olavo Martins de Oliveira (9 November 1927 – 12 March 2004), simply known as Olavo, was a Brazilian footballer. Mainly a central defender, he was equally capable of acting as a right back.[1][2][3]

Honours

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Club

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Corinthians
Santos

References

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  1. ^ "Olavo – Que fim levou?" [Olavo – What happened to?] (in Portuguese). Terceiro Tempo. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Olavo – 1961–1965" (in Portuguese). Acervo Santos FC. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Olavo… pelo olhar de Abel Picabéa" [Olavo... through Abel Picabéa's looks] (in Portuguese). Tardes de Pacaembu. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
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