Marcos de Mendonça explained

Marcos de Mendonça
Fullname:Marcos Cláudio Phillipe Carneiro de Mendonça
Birth Date:25 December 1894
Birth Place:Cataguases, Brazil
Death Place:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position:Goalkeeper
Clubs3:Fluminense
Years1:1910–1911
Years2:1911–1914
Years3:1914–1928
Pcupdate:19:49, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

Marcos Cláudio Phillipe Carneiro de Mendonça (born December 25, 1894) was a Brazilian footballer who achieved notoriety playing for Fluminense and the Brazil national football team. He was the inaugural goalkeeper for Brazil and played a key role in Brazil's debut cup, the 1919 South American Championship.[1] [2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Primeiro goleiro da seleção, Marcos de Mendonça virou referência na posição. Portuguese. 2009-05-29. 2009-06-14. globoesporte.com.
  2. Web site: Relíquias de casa velha. Portuguese. 2007-05-30. 2009-06-14. Revista Veja Rio.
  3. Web site: MARCOS DE MENDONÇA - GOLEIRO. Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF). 2009-06-14. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090318023306/http://www.cbf.com.br/ca2/433j.html. 2009-03-18.