Larry (footballer)

Larry
Personal information
Full name	Larry Pinto de Faria
Date of birth	3 November 1932
Place of birth	Nova Friburgo, Brazil
Date of death	6 May 2016 (aged 83)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1951–1954	Fluminense
1954–1962	Internacional
International career
1952	Brazil Olympic
1956	Brazil
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Larry Pinto de Faria (3 November 1932 – 6 May 2016) was a Brazilian football player.^[1]

Early life

He was born in Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro. He later lived in Porto Alegre.

Career

He began his career at Fluminense Football Club where he played from 1951 to 1954, and champion of Campeonato Carioca in 1951 and the Copa Rio (International) in 1952, that year he was also the top scorer of the Brazilian team in the 1952 Summer Olympics, when he scored four goals in three games.^[2] With Bodinho he formed the most invaluable double striker attack of Internacional.

Larry competed for Brazil at the 1952 Summer Olympics.^[3]

Clubs

Fluminense, 1951–1954
Internacional, 1954–1961

Honours

Campeonato Gaúcho: 1955 and 1961
Panamerican Championship: 1956, with Brazil national football team.

References

^ "Ídolo do Inter, Larry Pinto de Faria morre aos 83 anos". ZH 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
^ "Larry Pinto de Faria". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
^ "Larry Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2016.

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[1] "Ídolo do Inter, Larry Pinto de Faria morre aos 83 anos". ZH 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2016.

[2] "Larry Pinto de Faria". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 November 2021.

[3] "Larry Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2016.

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