Mamede da Guia explained

Mamede da Guia
Full Name:Mamede Antônio da Guia
Birth Date:19 May 1911
Birth Place:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Death Place:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height:1.61 m
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1927–1928
Years1:1928–1936
Caps1:226
Goals1:52
Years2:1936–1942
Caps2:169
Goals2:3
Years3:1943
Caps3:2
Goals3:0
Totalcaps:397
Totalgoals:55
Nationalyears1:1939
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Mamede Antônio da Guia (19 May 1911 – 8 January 1948), also known by the nickname Médio, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Small in stature, especially compared to his other siblings, Mamede played for Bangu from 1928 to 1936, and then in 1943, making 228 appearances and scoring 52 goals, acting as left midfielder.[1] [2] He also played for Flamengo from 1936 to 1942, as a defensive midfielder, being state champion on two occasions.[3]

For the Brazil national team, Médio played only once, on 15 January 1939 in a match against Argentina.[4]

Personal life and death

Mamede is brother of the footballers Domingos, Ladislau and Luiz Antônio. He received the nickname "Medium" because he was the sixth child of 11 siblings.

Mamede da Guia committed suicide on 8 January 1948, by shooting himself in the chest with a revolver twice. He suffered from depression after the end of his marriage.[5]

Honours

Bangu

1933

Flamengo

1939, 1942

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bangu de todos os tempos . Terceiro Tempo . 5 May 2024 . pt.
  2. Book: Almanaque do Bangu . Carlos Molinari . Rio de Janeiro . 2019 . Editora Pontes . pt.
  3. Web site: Jogadores do Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Médio) . Flaestatística . 5 May 2024 . pt.
  4. Web site: Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1939-1946 . RSSSF Brazil . 5 May 2024.
  5. Web site: Médio da Guia: o "cansaço de viver" apagou uma estrela . Livro A Nação . 4 July 2021 . 5 May 2024 . pt.