Dimas Filgueiras Explained

Dimas Filgueiras
Full Name:Dimas Filgueiras Filho
Birth Date:13 May 1944
Birth Place:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Death Place:Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Position:Defender
Years1:1963–1970
Clubs1:Botafogo
Years2:1971–1972
Clubs2:Fortaleza
Years3:1972–1976
Clubs3:Ceará
Nationalyears1:1964
Nationalteam1:Brazil Olympic
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:2010
Managerclubs1:Ceará

Dimas Filgueiras Filho (13 May 1944 – 22 December 2023) was a Brazilian football player and manager.[1] A defender, he represented Brazil at the 1964 Summer Olympics. At club level, he played for Botafogo, Fortaleza and Ceará.

Career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Filgueiras played for Botafogo between 1963 and 1970.[2] He joined Fortaleza 1971 before moving to Ceará the following year where remained until 1976.[3] At Ceará, he made 133 appearances and became a two-time state champion in 1975 and in 1976.[3]

After his retirement from playing, Filgueiras worked for Ceará in various functions, repeatedly taking over as interim manager.[3] Having spent 46 years with the club he left in January 2016.[3]

Personal life and death

Towards the end of his life Filgueiras suffered from Alzheimer's disease.[4] He died on 22 December 2023, at the age of 79.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile . sambafoot. 11 June 2012.
  2. News: Ex-jogador do Botafogo morre aos 79 anos . Former Botafogo player dies at age 79 . 23 December 2023 . O Dia . 22 December 2023 . Portuguese.
  3. News: Dimas Filgueiras, ex-jogador e treinador do Ceará, morre aos 79 anos . Dimas Filgueiras, former player and coach of Ceará, dies at 79 . 23 December 2023 . Ge . 23 December 2023 . Portuguese.
  4. News: Morre Dimas Filgueiras, o eterno Soldado Alvinegro, aos 79 anos . Dimas Filgueiras dies, the eternal soldier Alvinegro, at the age of 79 . 23 December 2023 . Diário do Nordeste . 23 December 2023 . Portuguese.