Cafuringa Explained

Cafuringa
Fullname:Moacir Fernandes
Birth Date:1948 11, mf=yes
Birth Place:Juiz de Fora, Brazil
Death Place:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position:Right winger
Years1:1965
Years3:1969 - 1975
Years4:1976
Years6:1977 - 1978
Years7:1979
Clubs8:Deportivo Táchira
Caps3:63
Caps4:19
Caps6:14
Caps7:6
Goals3:?
Goals4:?
Goals6:?
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Moacir Fernandes, commonly known by the nickname Cafuringa (November 10, 1948  - July 25, 1991), was a Brazilian professional football right winger, who played for several Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs.

Brazilian footballer Cafu got his footballing name after Cafuringa.[1]

Career

Born in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais state[2] on November 10, 1948,[3] Cafuringa started his professional career in 1965, playing for Botafogo.[2] He then was transferred to Bangu, winning the Campeonato Carioca in 1969, 1971, 1973 and in 1975 as a Fluminense player.[2] During that spell in Fluminense, he played 63 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A games.[4] In 1976, he was transferred to Atlético Mineiro,[2] where he played 19 Série A games.[4] After defending Grêmio Maringá, Cafuringa returned to Fluminense, where he played 14 Série A games between 1977 and 1978.[4] In 1979, he played six Série A games for Caldense,[4] then he joined Venezuelan club Deportivo Táchira, where he retired.[2]

After his retirement, Cafuringa played in the 1990 Pelé World Cup, which is a competition for over 35 retired footballers, scoring a goal in the final.[5]

Death

Cafuringa died on July 25, 1991, in Jacarepaguá neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro, of sepsis, resulting from an injury in a Masters match.[2] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cafu entra para a galeria dos centenários da seleção. 2008-12-26. 2000-11-15 . Folha Online . Portuguese.
  2. Web site: Cafuringa (ex-ponta do Flu e Atlético Mineiro) . 2008-12-26 . 2008-08-08 . Milton Neves . Portuguese . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111002131003/http://desenvolvimento.miltonneves.com.br/QFL/Conteudo.aspx?ID=61198 . October 2, 2011 . mdy-all .
  3. Web site: Cafuringa. 2008-12-26. Conteúdo Esportivo. Portuguese. July 6, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110706152146/http://www.conteudoesportivo.com.br/html/futebol/jogadores/jog_ficha.asp?id_jogador=2981. dead.
  4. Web site: Cafuringa - todos os jogos. 2008-12-26. Futpédia. Portuguese.
  5. Web site: Pelé World Cup. 2008-12-26. RSSSF. 2006-02-11 .
  6. Web site: Cafuringa e Edu Bala: os pontas. 2008-12-26. Jornal Hora do Povo. Portuguese. March 23, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090323082412/http://www.horadopovo.com.br/2008/Janeiro/2635-23-01-08/P4/pag4i.htm. dead.