Formiga (footballer, born 1895) explained

Formiga
Fullname:Afrodísio Xavier Camargo[1]
Birth Date:9 March 1895
Birth Place:São Paulo, Brazil
Death Place:São Paulo, Brazil
Nationalteam1:Brazil
Nationalyears1:1922
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:2
Position:Forward
Height:1.79 m
Years1:1912-1917
Clubs1:Ypiranga
Years2:1918
Clubs2:Palestra Italia
Years3:1919-1920
Clubs3:Ypiranga
Years4:1921-1923
Clubs4:Paulistano
Years5:1923
Clubs5:Flamengo
Years6:1924-1929
Clubs6:Paulistano
Caps4:1
Goals4:0
Clubs7:São Paulo
Years7:1930
Goals7:1

Afrodísio Xavier Camargo (9 March 1895  - 30 July 1974), known as Formiga, was a Brazilian footballer. He played in five matches for the Brazil national football team in 1922.[2] He was also part of Brazil's squad for the 1922 South American Championship.[3]

Career

Formiga was born on March 9, 1895, in São Paulo. He started his football career at Paulistano's youth team. After a disagreement with the club's board, he went to play for Ypiranga, where he made his debut in 1912.

He participated in 1919 South American Championship as a reserve, where Brazil would win their first Copa América. He did not play in any match.

In 1921, Formiga played for Paulistano, and won the Paulista Championship that year.

A year later Formiga participated in the 1922 South American Championship, where Brazil would win their second Copa América.[4] He played 5 matches, against Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina in Round-robin tournament, and again against Paraguay in the tournament finale as Brazil and Paraguay finished tied for first place along with Uruguay. However, Uruguay left the competition as a protest against the arbitration of the Brazilian Pedro Santos in his match against Paraguay. In said finale he would score 2 goals (the only 2 goals he scored), said annotations would earn him the nickname of Viceroy of the Scorers.

With Paulistano Formiga went on to win the 1926, 1927 and 1929 Paulista Championships.

He died on July 30, 1974, in São Paulo at the side of his family.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.partidosdelaroja.com/1970/01/17091922-brasil-chile-11.html?m=1
  2. Web site: Xavier Camargo . worldfootball.net . 21 June 2021.
  3. Web site: South American Championship 1922 . RSSSF . 21 June 2021.
  4. Web site: Formiga . 2022-09-17 . worldfootball.net . en.