Batatais (footballer) explained

Batatais
Fullname:Algisto Lorenzato
Birth Date:20 May 1910
Birth Place:Batatais, Brazil
Death Place:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position:Goalkeeper
Clubs1:Comercial Futebol Clube
Clubs2:Portuguesa
Clubs3:Palmeiras
Clubs4:Fluminense
Clubs5:América-RJ
Nationalteam1:Brazil

Algisto Lorenzato (May 20, 1910  - July 16, 1960),[1] usually known as Batatais (after the Brazilian city where he was born), was a football (soccer) goalkeeper.

In career, started at early 1930s at Comercial Futebol Clube of Ribeirão Preto, he played for Portuguesa, Palmeiras, Fluminense and América-RJ where close his career in 1948.

He won five Rio de Janeiro State Tournament in 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940 and 1941. For Brazil national football team he participated at 1938 FIFA World Cup and played two matches.

He died in Rio de Janeiro at age 50.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cbf.com.br/php/craques_copas.php?j=28 CBF profile