Uriel da Veiga explained

Uriel da Veiga
Fullname:Uriel Galdino da Veiga Fontoura
Birth Date:August 28, 1940
Birth Place:Niteroi, Brazil
Position:Defender
Years1:1967–1968
Years2:1970–1972
Years3:1973
Clubs3:Atlanta Apollos
Caps1:31
Caps2:61
Caps3:15
Goals1:4
Goals2:1
Goals3:1

Uriel Da Veiga (born August 28, 1940) is a retired Brazilian football (soccer) player who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and National Professional Soccer League.

In 1967, Da Viega signed with the Baltimore Bays of the National Professional Soccer League. In 1969, the NPSL merged with the United Soccer Association to form the North American Soccer League. Da Viega and his team mates spent the 1968 season in the NASL. In 1970, he joined the Atlanta Chiefs and remained with the team through the 1973 season. That last season, the team was known as the Atlanta Apollos after the team was renamed by new ownership.

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