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Altair Gomes de Figueiredo, usually referred to as Altair (22 January 1938 – 9 August 2019),[1][2] was a football defender and a World Champion for Brazil in the 1962 World Cup.[3]
 Altair in 1960 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Altair Gomes de Figueiredo | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 January 1938 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Niterói, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 9 August 2019 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1955–1971 | Fluminense | 551 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1959–1966 | Brazil | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Fluminense (interim) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Fluminense (interim) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Fluminense (interim) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Fluminense (interim) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
He spent his entire career at Fluminense, for which he played 551 games, scoring twice. He was called "magro" (slim) because he was skinny and despite his modest physical appearance, was a tough tackler and tremendous marker. His duels with Garrincha were legendary. He retired from playing in 1971 aged 33.
Honours
edit- Fluminense
- Brazil
References
edit- ^ "Campeão mundial de 62 e 4º que mais vestiu a camisa do Fluminense, Altair morre no Rio".
- ^ "Ídolo do Fluminense nos anos 1960, ex-lateral Altair morre aos 81 anos". 9 August 2019.
- ^ Altair – FIFA competition record (archived)
External links
edit- Altair at National-Football-Teams.com
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