Edmílson do Nascimento Trigueiro (24 February 1975 – 26 August 2014), better known as Missinho, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.

Missinho
Personal information
Full name Edmílson do Nascimento Trigueiro
Date of birth (1975-02-24)24 February 1975
Place of birth João Pessoa, Brazil
Date of death 26 August 2014(2014-08-26) (aged 39)
Place of death Cabedelo, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 Nacional de Cabedelo
1994 Botafogo-PB
1995 Cruzeiro
1996 Guará
1997 América Mineiro
1998 Cruzeiro
1999 CSA
2000 Avaí
2001 15 de Novembro
2002 CRB
2003 Botafogo-PB
2003 América de Caaporã-PB
2004 Sampaio Corrêa
2004 Miramar
2005 Nacional de Patos
2005 Nacional-SP
2006 Auto Esporte-PB
2007 Botafogo-PB
2008–2009 Internacional-PB
2009 Cruzeiro-PB
2010–2011 Miramar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 November 2023

Career

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A successful striker in Paraíba football, Missinho also played for Cruzeiro EC, CR Guará, where he became Federal District champion, and CSA, being top scorer in the runner-up campaign of the 1999 CONMEBOL Cup. He played until the beginning of the 2010s, playing by Miramar EC.[1][2]

Honours

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Guará
Botafogo-PB
Individual

Death

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Missinho passed away prematurely in 2014, at the age of 39, from esophageal cancer.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "O CSA e os 20 anos do vice na Conmebol: creolina no vestiário, treino em praça e rival argentino". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 8 December 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Missinho e Mimi, a dupla que marcou a campanha do CSA na Conmebol". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 7 September 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Ex-atacante de Cruzeiro e Bota-PB, Missinho morre vítima de câncer". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 27 August 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Ex-CSA, Missinho morre de câncer". Gazeta de Alagoas (in Portuguese). 28 August 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
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  • Missinho at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)