Brilhante (footballer) explained

Brilhante
Fullname:Alfredo Brilhante da Costa
Birth Date:5 November 1904
Birth Place:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position:Defender
Years1:1922
Clubs1:America-RJ
Caps1:?
Goals1:?
Years2:1923
Caps2:14
Goals2:0
Years3:1924–1933
Caps3:?
Goals3:?
Years4:1933
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Years5:1934–1935
Caps5:18
Goals5:1
Nationalyears1:1930
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Alfredo Brilhante da Costa, best known as Brilhante (5 November 1904  - 8 June 1980) was a Brazilian football central defender. He was born in Rio de Janeiro.

During his career (1924 - 1933), he played in Bangu and in Vasco da Gama. He won the Rio de Janeiro State Championship in 1924 and 1929. For the Brazil national team, he participated at the 1930 FIFA World Cup, playing one match, against Yugoslavia. He died at 75 years old.

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Club

Vasco da Gama: 1924, 1929