Gringo (footballer) explained

Gringo
Fullname:Orisvaldo dos Santos
Birth Date:26 September 1926
Birth Place:Riachuelo, Brazil
Death Place:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position:Forward
Years1:1945
Years2:1946–1947
Years3:1947–1952
Caps3:121
Goals3:66
Years4:1952
Years5:1953
Years6:1953
Caps6:27
Goals6:13
Years7:1954
Years8:1955–1957
Years9:1958–1959
Pcupdate:29 June 2024

Orisvaldo dos Santos (26 September 1926 – 2003), better known as Gringo, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

A striker who played for several Brazilian football teams, Gringo played in particular for Flamengo, where he made 121 appearances and scored 66 goals,[1] and for Grêmio, where he played in 1953.[2] He won two state championships with Sport of Gentil Cardoso in 1955 and 1956.[3] Passed away in 2003.[4]

Honours

Sport Recife

1955, 1956

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jogadores do Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Gringo) . Flaestatística . 29 June 2024 . pt.
  2. Web site: Orisvaldo dos Santos . Grêmiopédia . 29 June 2024 . pt.
  3. Web site: Foto Rara: Sport Club Recife Campeão do Campeonato Pernambucano de 1955 . História do Futebol . 21 August 2016 . 29 June 2024 . pt . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240629075229/https://historiadofutebol.com/blog/?p=93100 . 29 June 2024.
  4. Web site: Por Onde Anda?-Orisvaldo dos Santos(Gringo) Atacante do Flamengo- Anos 50 . Blog do Rádio Carioca . 31 May 2012 . 29 June 2024 . pt . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231224114158/http://blogdoradiocarioca.blogspot.com/2012/05/por-onde-anda-orisvaldo-dos.html . 24 December 2023.