Ladislau da Guia (14 June 1906 – 31 October 1988) was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.

Ladislau da Guia
Photograph of da Guia in a football kit
Da Guia at Bangu, c. 1940
Personal information
Full name Ladislau Antônio da Guia
Date of birth (1906-06-14)14 June 1906
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death 31 October 1988(1988-10-31) (aged 82)
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1922–1924 Bangu
1925 America-RJ
1926–1933 Bangu
1933 Flamengo
1934–1936 Bangu
1936 Flamengo
1937 Vasco da Gama
1937 Flamengo
1937–1940 Bangu
1941 Canto do Rio
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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With an unusual height for the time, da Guia became one of the first specialists in headed goals in Brazilian football. He is the greatest scorer in the history of Bangu AC, with 226 goals in 335 appearances. He was the Campeonato Carioca top goal-scorer in 1930 and again in 1934.[1]

In 1930, he refused to participate in the FIFA World Cup due to the inconvenience of the train journey that the Brazil team took to get to Uruguay.[2] He also played for America, Flamengo, Vasco and Canto do Rio. His nickname was "Tijolo" (brick).[3]

Personal life

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Ladislau da Guia is brother of the footballers Domingos, Luiz Antônio and Mamede.

Honours

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Bangu

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Ladislau da Guia". Bangu AC (official website) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  2. ^ "O maior artilheiro da história do Bangu". Passepragol (in Portuguese). 7 March 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Jogadores do Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Ladislau)". Flaestatística (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 January 2024.
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  • Ladislau at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)