José Francisco de Morais explained

Morais
Fullname:José Francisco de Morais
Birth Date:26 July 1948
Birth Place:Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Death Place:Botucatu, Brazil
Position:Centre-back
Years1:1968
Years2:1968
Years3:1969
Years4:1969–1978
Caps4:273
Goals4:11
Years5:1970
Clubs5:Democrata-GV (loan)
Years6:1971
Clubs6:Ceará (loan)
Years7:1973
Clubs7:Comercial-MS (loan)
Years8:1974
Clubs8:Sampaio Corrêa (loan)
Years9:1978
Years10:1978–1980
Years11:1980
Years12:1980
Nationalyears1:1975
Nationalcaps1:Called up
Manageryears1:1985
Managerclubs1:Cruzeiro
Manageryears2:1987
Managerclubs2:Democrata-GV
Manageryears3:1990
Manageryears4:1991
Managerclubs4:Grêmio Maringá
Manageryears5:1993
Manageryears6:1994
Managerclubs6:Democrata-GV
Pcupdate:28 November 2023

José Francisco de Morais (26 July 1948 – 4 September 1999) was a Brazilian footballer who played as a defender for Uberlândia and Cruzeiro, scoring two goals for the latter in their 1977 Copa Libertadores campaign.[1] [2] He was in Brazil’s squad for the 1975 Copa América.[3]

Honours

Cruzeiro

1976

1969, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977

1973

Death

Morais died in a road accident near the city of Botucatu, 4 September 1999 at the age of 51.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: José Francisco de Morais . Cruzeiropédia . 28 November 2023 . pt.
  2. Web site: 1975: o ano que Minas foi o Brasil . GloboEsporte . 2 July 2019 . 29 November 2023 . pt.
  3. Web site: Copa América 1975 . RSSSF . 25 March 2024 .
  4. Web site: Ex-zagueiro Morais é enterrado . Folha de Londrina . 4 September 1999 . 28 November 2023 . pt.