Mengálvio Explained

Mengálvio
Fullname:Mengálvio Pedro Figueiró
Birth Date:1939 10, df=yes[1]
Birth Place:Laguna, Brazil
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Barriga Verde
Years1:1957–1959
Years2:1960–1969
Caps2:371
Goals2:28
Years3:1968
Clubs3:Grêmio (loan)
Years4:1969
Nationalyears1:1962
Nationalcaps1:13
Nationalgoals1:1
Manageryears1:1978
Managerclubs1:Santos (interim)

Mengálvio Pedro Figueiró (born 17 October 1939 in Laguna, Santa Catarina), simply known as Mengálvio, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

He earned 13 caps and scored 1 goal for the Brazil national football team. He was part of the 1962 FIFA World Cup winning squad,[2] but he did not play any matches during the tournament.[3]

Whilst at Santos he won the 1962 Copa Libertadores, playing in all three matches of the final against Penarol.[4] In all he played 371 games for Santos, scoring 28 times.[5]

Honours

Santos

1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967

1963, 1964, 1966

1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965

1962, 1963

1962, 1963

Brazil

1962

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maestro Mengálvio faz 81 anos. The Maestro Mengálvio on his 81st birthday. Santos FC. pt-BR. 17 October 2019. 3 January 2021.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20070621102016/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=21/teams/team=43924.html Brazil 1962 World Cup squad at FIFA
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20081015230559/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=69906/index.html Mengalvio FIFA Stats
  4. Web site: Copa Libertadores de América 1962 – Details. Match results and line-ups. RSSSF. 19 April 2011. Conmebol. 28 November 2002.
  5. http://www.santosfc.com.br/historia/idolos/detalhes.asp?i=169 Santos stats at santosfc.com