Djalma Dias

Djalma Dias
Personal information
Full name	Djalma Pereira Dias Júnior
Date of birth	August 21, 1939
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death	May 1, 1990 (aged 50)
Place of death	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1959–1961	América (RJ)
1962–1968	Palmeiras
1968	Atlético Mineiro
1969–1970	Santos
1971–1974	Botafogo
International career
1965–1969	Brazil
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Djalma Pereira Dias Júnior (21 August 1939 – 1 May 1990) was a Brazilian footballer who played as a defender.

Football career

During his career, Djalma Dias played for América Football Club - where he won the Rio state championship of 1960 -, Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, Clube Atlético Mineiro, Santos Futebol Clube and Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, retiring in 1974 at the age of 35.

He played 21 times for the Brazil national team, but did not attend any major international tournament. He died of cardiorespiratory arrest at the age of 50.

Personal

He was born in Rio de Janeiro and lived there all his life. One of Djalma Dias' sons, Djalminha, was also a footballer, a talented attacking midfielder who played for Deportivo de La Coruña, retiring in 2004.

References

^ "Djalma Dias". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2022-01-26.

External links

Djalma Dias at National-Football-Teams.com
Djalma Dias – FIFA competition record (archived)

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[1] "Djalma Dias". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2022-01-26.

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