Geraldo Assoviador Explained

Geraldo Assoviador should not be confused with Geraldo Alves (footballer, born 1980).

Geraldo Assoviador
Fullname:Geraldo Cleofas Dias Alves
Birth Date:16 April 1954
Birth Place:Barão de Cocais, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Death Place:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height:1.76 m
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1971–1972
Youthclubs1:Flamengo
Years1:1973–1976
Caps1:58
Goals1:1
Nationalyears1:1975–1976
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:0

Geraldo Cleofas Dias Alves (16 April 1954 – 26 August 1976), better known as Geraldo Assoviador, was a Brazilian International footballer.

Career

Geraldo Assoviador spent his entire career at Flamengo of Rio de Janeiro. In the Brazilian league, he appeared in 58 games and scored one goal. In all the competitions played for Flamengo he has a total of 168 matches and 13 goals.[1] He has 5 caps for Brazil representing the country at the 1975 Copa América.

Personal life

His brother Washington Geraldo Dias Alves is a former professional footballer too, having played ten years of his career in Portugal – mainly with Varzim – where his children were born to a Portuguese mother.[2] [3] [4] His nephews Geraldo, Bruno, and Júlio also played the sport.[3] [4] [5]

Death

He died on 26 August 1976 at age 22 after a tonsillitis operation. Although the intervention went as planned, the player suffered an anaphylaxis shock due to the local anesthesia that produced a cardiac arrest.[6]

Honours

Club

Flamengo

1974

1973

International

Brazil

1976[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Geraldo Cleofas Dias profile. Mamvs.narod.ru. 10 October 2017.
  2. Web site: Biografia. Biography. Portuguese Football Federation. Portuguese. 24 May 2017.
  3. Web site: Washington: «Aconselhei os meus filhos a serem sempre profissionais». Record.pt. Portuguese . Washington: "I advised my children to always be professionals". 23 March 2000 . 26 June 2020.
  4. http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/bruno-alves-sinto-grande-orgulho-no-geraldo-e-no-julio Bruno Alves: «Sinto grande orgulho no Geraldo e no Júlio» (Bruno Alves: «I am very proud of Geraldo and Júlio»)
  5. http://es.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=4/news=dinastia-que-une-brasil-portugal-2312904.html La dinastía que une Brasil y Portugal (The dynasty that unites Brazil and Portugal)
  6. Web site: A história de Geraldo, revelação do Fla nos anos 70 que morreu aos 22 anos. globo.com. Portuguese . The story of Geraldo, Fla's revelation in the 70's who died at age 22. 10 October 2017.
  7. Web site: Copa del Atlántico . 2017-10-09 . . 2008-04-18 .