Ponce de León | |
Fullname: | Norival Cabral Ponce de León |
Birth Date: | 28 August 1927 |
Birth Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Death Place: | São Paulo, Brazil |
Position: | Forward |
Years1: | 1947 |
Clubs1: | Botafogo |
Years2: | 1948–1951 |
Caps2: | 109 |
Goals2: | 52 |
Years3: | 1951–1953 |
Clubs3: | Palmeiras |
Caps3: | 65 |
Goals3: | 28 |
Years4: | 1953–1955 |
Years5: | 1955–1956 |
Years6: | 1956–1957 |
Years7: | 1957 |
Years8: | 1959 |
Pcupdate: | 29 August 2023 |
Norival Cabral Ponce de León (28 August 1927 – 5 June 1965) was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as forward.[1] [2]
He was nicknamed Argentinian, due to his fierce style of play.[3] Even though he was from Rio de Janeiro, he spent most of his career in clubs in São Paulo.
1947
1948
He died at the age of 37 from an unknown illness.