Alcindo Explained

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.

Career

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]

Honours

Grêmio

1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1977

Santos

1973

América

1975-76

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Globo Esporte. Há 30 anos, Alcindo encerrava carreira. 30 years since Alcindo's career ended. Portuguese. 18 March 2008.
  2. Web site: http://espn.uol.com.br/noticia/626230_maior-artilheiro-do-gremio-alcindo-bugre-morre-em-porto-alegre. Maior artilheiro do Grêmio, Alcindo Bugre morre em Porto Alegre. ESPN. 27 August 2016. Portuguese.