Álvaro Lopes Cançado, nicknamed "Nariz" (meaning "Nose") (Uberaba, February 8, 1912 – September 19, 1984)[1], was a Brazilian footballer who played as a defender for the Brazil national football team in the 1938 FIFA World Cup. He participated in only one match in that tournament, against Czechoslovakia. At the time, his club was Botafogo.[1]
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Álvaro Lopes Cançado | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1912 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brazil | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 19 September 1984 (aged 72) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| Botafogo | ||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| Brazil | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
In his final years in football, he played for Fluminense and Botafogo while studying medicine in Rio de Janeiro, retiring from the sport in 1941. After his departure from football, he focused on a career in orthopedics and contributed to the establishment of the first School of Medicine in his hometown, Uberaba, in 1954, where he later served as a faculty member.[2]
Nariz died by suicide on September 19, 1984, at the age of 72. He was survived by two sons, both of whom went on to careers in medicine.[3]
References
edit- ^ Andrzej Gowarzewski : "Fuji Football Encyclopedia : World Cup FIFA*part I* Biographical notes - Heroes of Mundial" ; GiA Katowice 1993
- ^ "Legenden bis 1940 - Fussball-Legenden - Fussball - Sport - Brasilien". web.archive.org. 28 September 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "O doutor". www.otempo.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "O doutor". www.otempo.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 13 November 2024.
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