Dimas Filgueiras Filho (13 May 1944 – 22 December 2023) was a Brazilian football player and manager.[1] A defender, he represented Brazil at the 1964 Summer Olympics. At club level, he played for Botafogo, Fortaleza and Ceará.

Dimas Filgueiras
Personal information
Full name Dimas Filgueiras Filho
Date of birth (1944-05-13)13 May 1944
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death 22 December 2023(2023-12-22) (aged 79)
Place of death Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1970 Botafogo
1971–1972 Fortaleza
1972–1976 Ceará
International career
1964 Brazil Olympic 3 (0)
Managerial career
2010 Ceará
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Born in Rio de Janeiro, Filgueiras played for Botafogo between 1963 and 1970.[2] He joined Fortaleza 1971 before moving to Ceará the following year where remained until 1976.[3] At Ceará, he made 133 appearances and became a two-time state champion in 1975 and in 1976.[3]

After his retirement from playing, Filgueiras worked for Ceará in various functions, repeatedly taking over as interim manager.[3] Having spent 46 years with the club he left in January 2016.[3]

Personal life and death

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Towards the end of his life Filgueiras suffered from Alzheimer's disease.[4] He died on 22 December 2023, at the age of 79.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Profile". sambafoot. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Ex-jogador do Botafogo morre aos 79 anos" [Former Botafogo player dies at age 79]. O Dia (in Portuguese). 22 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d "Dimas Filgueiras, ex-jogador e treinador do Ceará, morre aos 79 anos" [Dimas Filgueiras, former player and coach of Ceará, dies at 79]. Ge (in Portuguese). 23 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Morre Dimas Filgueiras, o eterno Soldado Alvinegro, aos 79 anos" [Dimas Filgueiras dies, the eternal soldier Alvinegro, at the age of 79]. Diário do Nordeste (in Portuguese). 23 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
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