Alcindo | |
Fullname: | Alcindo Martha de Freitas |
Birth Date: | 31 March 1945 |
Birth Place: | Sapucaia do Sul, Brazil |
Death Place: | Porto Alegre, Brazil |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years1: | 1963 |
Years2: | 1964–1971 |
Years3: | 1971–1973 |
Caps3: | 22 |
Goals3: | 5 |
Years4: | 1973 |
Years5: | 1974–1976 |
Caps5: | 38 |
Goals5: | 21 |
Years6: | 1978 |
Nationalyears1: | 1966–1967 |
Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Alcindo Martha de Freitas (31 March 1945 – 27 August 2016), known simply as Alcindo, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder.
During his club career he played for Rio Grande (1963), Grêmio (1964–1971), Santos (1971–1973), Club Jalisco (1973) and Club América (1974–76) of Mexico, and Francana (1978). Alcindo is Grêmio's all-time leading scorer with 636 career goals for the club.[1]
He was part of the Brazilian team for the 1966 FIFA World Cup. In total he earned 7 caps and scored 1 goal for Brazil. His brother Alfeu played for San Lorenzo de Almagro, in Argentina. He died from complications of diabetes on 27 August 2016.[2]
1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1977