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.
Vasco da Gama: 1924, 1929