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Áureo
Personal information
Full name	Áureo Agostinho Arruda Malinverni
Date of birth	26 December 1933
Place of birth	Lages, Brazil
Date of death	17 May 2023 (aged 89)
Place of death	Florianópolis, Brazil
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender, midfielder
Youth career
1952	Inter de Lages
Senior career*
Years	Team
1953–1958	Inter de Lages
1958–1960	Flamengo-RS
1961–1971	Grêmio
1972	Inter de Lages
International career
1966	Brazil
Managerial career
1974	Caxias
1975	Inter de Lages
1975–1976	Avaí
1976–1977	Figueirense
1977	Carlos Renaux
1978	Chapecoense
1978	Avaí
1980	Avaí
1981	Avaí
1987	Avaí
1988	Chapecoense
1989	Araranguá [pt]
1989	Esportivo
1990	Araranguá [pt]
1990	Marcílio Dias
1995	Santa Cruz-RS
1995	Tubarão
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024

Áureo Agostinho Arruda Malinverni (26 December 1933 – 17 May 2023), simply known as Áureo, was a Brazilian professional footballer and manager, who played as a defender and midfielder.

Career

Born in Lages, Santa Catarina, Áureo began his career at EC Internacional in his hometown. He also played for Flamengo de Caxias do Sul (currently SER Caxias) and for Grêmio FBPA, where he made 344 appearances and was part of most of the club's achievements in the 1960s.^[1] In 2003 he was included in the Grêmio FBPA hall of fame.^[2]

Áureo also played for the Brazil national team in two matches, against Chile, valid for the 1966 Copa Bernardo O'Higgins.^[3]

Managerial career

Áureo managed several clubs, especially in the south region of Brazil. He was champion in 1975 with Avaí FC, being the coach with the most total appearances for the club, with 252 in total.^[1]