Darcy Silveira dos Santos (born 24 May 1934), known as Canário, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a forward.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darcy Silveira dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | May 24, 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1953 | Olaria | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1955 | Olaria | ||
| 1955–1959 | America-RJ | ||
| 1959–1962 | Real Madrid | 28 | (5) |
| 1962–1963 | Sevilla | 30 | (5) |
| 1963–1968 | Zaragoza | 117 | (35) |
| 1968–1969 | Mallorca | 24 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1956 | Brazil | 7 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
During nine seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 175 matches and 45 goals, most notably while with Real Madrid and Zaragoza. He won eight major titles with the two clubs combined.
Club career
editBorn in Rio de Janeiro, Canário played for Olaria Atlético Clube and America Football Club in his country.[2] In 1959, he moved to Spain where he would remain until his retirement, starting with Real Madrid and being used mainly as a backup during his three-year spell. He appeared in five games and scored one goal for the club in the European Cup, three of those matches being in the 1959–60 edition which ended in victory.[3][4]
After spending the 1962–63 season with Sevilla FC Canário switched to Real Zaragoza, going on to be part of an attacking frontline that was dubbed Los Magníficos (The Magnificent) and also included Carlos Lapetra, Marcelino, Eleuterio Santos and Juan Manuel Villa – he acted as right half in the team's formation. He reached four Copa del Rey finals with the Aragonese during his stint, winning the tournament twice.[5]
Canário retired at the end of the 1968–69 campaign at the age of 33, after helping RCD Mallorca promote from Segunda División.[6] He subsequently settled in Zaragoza.
International career
editCanário won seven caps for Brazil, all in 1956. Barred by Garrincha, however, he never attended any major international tournament.[7]
Honours
editClub
editReal Madrid
- La Liga: 1960–61, 1961–62
- Copa del Generalísimo: 1961–62
- European Cup: 1959–60
- Intercontinental Cup: 1960
Zaragoza
Country
editBrazil
- Taça do Atlântico: 1956
- Taça Oswaldo Cruz: 1956
References
edit- ^ De Oliveira Ramos, José (20 April 2008). "Canário o genial ponteiro do 'Mequinha'" [Canário ‘Mequinha’'s wonder winger]. Jornal Pequeno (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Canário… um pássaro Merengue" [Canário... a Merengue bird] (in Portuguese). Tardes de Pacaembu. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ Pla Díaz, Emilio. "Real Madrid CF – All the players in European Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ "Temporada 1960–61" [1960–61 season] (in Spanish). Leyenda Blanca. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ Gay, Miguel (23 April 2014). "Los años Magníficos" [The Magnificent years]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ Mazarrasa, Gonzalo (12 August 2010). "Brasileños en el Mallorca" [Brazilians in Mallorca] (in Spanish). RCDM. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ "Canário: do America para o Real Madrid" [Canário: from America to Real Madrid] (in Portuguese). ESPN FC. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ Lainz, Luis (6 July 1964). "R. Zaragoza, 2 – At. de Madrid, 1". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ Pina, Nivardo (30 May 1966). "El Zaragoza conquistó brillantemente la Copa de S.E." [Zaragoza won the S.E. Cup brilliantly]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "El Real Zaragoza, campeón de la Copa de Ferias en 1964" [Real Zaragoza, Fairs Cup champions in 1964]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). 25 June 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2018.