Cléo (footballer, born 1937) explained

Cléo
Fullname:Cléo Muratore de Souza
Birth Date:16 September 1937
Birth Place:Porto Alegre, Brazil
Death Place:Porto Alegre, Brazil
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1957–1961
Years2:1962
Years3:1963–1970
Caps3:300
Goals3:7
Years4:1970
Nationalyears1:1966
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:20 May 2024

Cléo Muratore de Souza (16 September 1937 – 11 June 1998), simply known as Cléo, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Midfielder with more than 300 appearances for Grêmio, he was part of the state champion squad several times in the 1960s.[1] He is also in the historic selection of EC Pelotas, a team with which he won the city championship three times.[2]

Cléo also played for the Brazil national team in two matches, against Chile, valid for the 1966 Copa Bernardo O'Higgins.[3]

Personal life

Cleo is brother of the also footballer Paulo Souza.

Honours

Pelotas
Grêmio

1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968

1964, 1965

Brazil

1966

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cléo Muratore de Souza . Grêmiopédia . 14 May 2024 . pt.
  2. Web site: Sele-Lobo (arquivo do EC Pelotas) . Arquivo Lobão . 20 May 2024 . pt.
  3. Web site: Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1964-1966 . RSSSF Brazil . 24 April 2024.