Sidney Pullen (14 July 1895 – 1950s) was an English-born Brazilian football midfielder,[1] who played for Flamengo, a club based in Rio de Janeiro.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 July 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Southampton, England | ||
| Date of death | 1950s | ||
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1910–1914 | Paysandu | - | (-) |
| 1915–1925 | Flamengo | 116 | (49) |
| Fluminense | - | (-) | |
| International career | |||
| 1916–1917 | Brazil | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Flamengo | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Biography
editBorn in Southampton,[1] Sidney migrated to Brazil after his father, Hugh Pullen, was transferred to a factory in Rio de Janeiro.[2] When Paysandu closed their football department, he moved to Flamengo, and his father imported from Germany the kit known as coral snake.[2] During World War I, he left Flamengo to fight for England.[2] Sidney Pullen died in the 1950s, in Rio de Janeiro.[2]
Career
editHe started his career in 1910, defending Paysandu,[3] a Rio de Janeiro team founded by English expatriates, winning the Campeonato Carioca in 1912.[2] After the club closed their football department in 1914,[3] he moved to Flamengo in 1915, where he played 116 matches and scored 40 goals,[2] winning the Campeonato Carioca five times[2] before leaving the club in 1925.[4] He also worked as Flamengo's head coach.[4]
Brazil national team
editSidney Pullen was the first of only five foreigners to play for the Brazil national team.[4][5] He played five matches between 1916 and 1917, thereof three 1916 Copa América matches in July 1916. In 1917 he played for Brazil in two test matches against the club sides Dublin FC from Montevideo and Sportivo Barracas from Buenos Aires.
Refereeing career
editHe worked as a referee in one match of the 1916 Copa América.[6] The match was played on 6 July, between Argentina and Chile.[6]
References
edit- Marcelo Leme de Arruda, André do Nascimento Pereira: Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1914-1922, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation and RSSSF Brazil, 15 February 2014.
Notes:
- ^ a b Napoleão, Antônio Carlos; Assaf, Roberto (2006). Seleção Brasileira 1914-2006. São Paulo: Mauad X. p. 300. ISBN 85-7478-186-X.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Um súdito da rainha no país do futebol" (in Portuguese). UOL. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ^ a b "Sidney Pullen" (in Portuguese). CBF. Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
- ^ a b c Assaf, Roberto; Martins, Clóvis (2001). Almanaque do Flamengo (in Portuguese) (1st ed.). Editora Abril. p. 511. OCLC 837719185.
- ^ "Após 76 anos, Andreas Pereira é 5º estrangeiro na seleção brasileira" (in Portuguese). R7. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Sidney Pullen" (in Portuguese). O Gol. Retrieved 29 August 2009.