Domingos da Guia

Domingos da Guia
Personal information
Full name Domingos Antônio da Guia
Date of birth (1912-11-19)November 19, 1912[1]
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death May 18, 2000(2000-05-18) (aged 87)
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1929–1932 Bangu
1933 Nacional
1934 Vasco da Gama
1935–1937 Boca Juniors
1937–1943 Flamengo
1943–1947 Corinthians
1947–1948 Bangu
National team
1931–1946 Brazil 30 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Domingos Antônio da Guia (born in Rio de Janeiro, November 19, 1912 – died in Rio, May 18, 2000) was a Brazilian footballer.

He played in four matches for Brazil in the 1938 FIFA World Cup finals.[2] He is regarded as one of the best Brazilian defenders of all time.[3]

Honours

Source:[4]

Individual

References

  1. "Domingos da Guia". Soccerway. Perform. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  2. "Domingos da Guia". Competitions. FIFA. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  3. Brazil's greatest defenders at Sky Sports
  4. "Domingos da Guia". Sambafoot. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  5. Copa América Best Players
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