Antônio de Paula Filho (4 July 1912 – 30 March 1993), better known as Dondon, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antônio de Paula Filho | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 1912 | ||
| Place of birth | Magé, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 30 March 1993 (aged 59) | ||
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1930–1937 | Andarahy | ||
| 1938–1940 | Confiança-RJ | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 February 2024 | |||
Career
editA defender with great technical ability, Dondon is considered the greatest player of the now extinct Andarahy AC, from the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro. He defended the club from the beginning of the 1930s until 1937, with the best result being runner-up in 1934, entering Brazilian popular culture thanks to the samba by composer Nei Lopes, entitled "Tempos de Dondon" (English: "Ages of Dondon").[1][2] In 2016, a proposed law in Rio de Janeiro created the space "Largo do Dondon", in the Andaraí neighborhood.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Na Irlanda ainda é tempo de Dondon". comunicacaoeesporte.com (in Portuguese). 18 May 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ Oswaldo Fautisno (2011). "De Chica da Silva à mitologia Makonde". Revista Raça Brasil (in Portuguese). No. 161. Editora Escala. Archived from the original on 29 December 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "INDICAÇÃO Nº 8103/2016". camara.rj.gov.br (in Portuguese). 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
External links
edit- Dondon at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- "Tempos de Dondon" at letras.mus.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- Será que Dondom existiu mesmo? ("Esporte Espetacular", 08/02/2004) on YouTube