Ubirajara Motta should not be confused with Ubirajara Alcântara.
| Ubirajara Motta | |
| Fullname: | Ubirajara Gonçalves Motta |
| Birth Date: | 4 September 1936 |
| Birth Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Death Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Years1: | 1955–1967 |
| Years2: | 1967 |
| Clubs2: | → Houston Stars (loan) |
| Years3: | 1968–1971 |
| Years4: | 1972–1977 |
| Caps4: | 45 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 31 October 2023 |
Ubirajara Gonçalves Motta (4 September 1936 – 24 October 2021), better known as Ubirajara Motta (or Ubirajara Mota), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Ubirajara Motta played for Bangu AC for most of his career. In 1967 he was loaned to the newly created Houston Stars of the United States. He also played for Botafogo and Flamengo, being champion for both clubs.[1] [2]
In the final of the 1971 Campeonato Carioca, he was mistakenly pushed by Marco Antonio of Fluminense, in the Lula's goal, which gave Fluminense the title of that season.
1967
1968
1968
1972, 1973
1972
Ubirajara died in his apartment in the Tijuca neighborhood, in Rio de Janeiro, at the age of 85.[3]