Mão de Onça explained

Mão de Onça should not be confused with Durval de Moraes.

Mão de Onça
Fullname:	Durval de Moraes
Birth Date:	2 June 1931
Birth Place:	Itu, Brazil
Death Place:	São Paulo, Brazil
Height:	1.88 m
Position:	Goalkeeper
Years1:	1959–1967
Caps1:	179
Goals1:	0
Pcupdate:	16 January 2024

Durval de Moraes (2 June 1931 – 21 December 2023), better known by the nickname Mão de Onça, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

A goalkeeper with a privileged physical size, Mão de Onça had a career at CA Juventus, where he played from 1959 to 1967 and made 179 appearances.^[1] He entered to Brazilian football history on 2 August 1959 when he conceded what is considered the most beautiful goal scored by Pelé.^{[2] [3]}

Death

Durval Mão de Onça died 21 December 2023, in a hospital in the district of Parelheiros, São Paulo, aged 92.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Glórias de um Moleque Travesso . Angelo Agarelli . Fernando Galuppo . Vicente Romano Netto . Editora BB . pt . 2012 . 8562716103.
2. Web site: Que fim levou? Mão de Onça (Ex-goleiro do Juventus) . Terceiro Tempo . 16 January 2024 . pt.
3. Web site: Ex-goleiro Mão de Onça completa 90 anos . GloboEsporte . 2 June 2021 . 16 January 2024 . pt.
4. Web site: Morre aos 92 anos Mão de Onça, goleiro lendário que sofreu o gol mais bonito da carreira de Pelé . GloboEsporte . 21 December 2023 . 16 January 2024 . pt.