Ayrton Moreira

Ayrton Moreira
Personal information
Full name Ayrton Moreira
Date of birth (1917-12-31)31 December 1917
Place of birth Miracema, Brazil
Date of death 22 November 1975(1975-11-22) (aged 57)
Place of death Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bonsucesso
1939 Atlético Mineiro
Aeroporto
Botafogo
Náutico
Managerial career
1946–1947 Metalusina
1948–1949 Bangu
1949 Atlético Mineiro
Sport Juiz de Fora
1954 Villa Nova
1954–1955 Tupi
1956 América Mineiro
1957 Cruzeiro
1959 Atlético Mineiro
1964–1967 Cruzeiro
1968 Atlético Mineiro
Bela Vista-MG
Valeriodoce
1972 Vila Nova
1975 Cruzeiro (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ayrton Moreira (31 December 1917 – 22 November 1975), sometimes called Aírton Moreira, was a Brazilian football manager and former player who played as a central defender.

Career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Moreira made his senior debut with Bonsucesso before being sold to Atlético Mineiro in 1939. He subsequently played for Sport Club Aeroporto, Botafogo and Náutico before retiring in the 1940s.[1]

Moreira began his career with Metalusina in 1946, before being named manager of Bangu for the 1948 season.[2] In 1949, he also had a short stint at Atlético Mineiro before working at local sides Sport Juiz de Fora, Villa Nova and Tupi.

Moreira was in charge of América Mineiro in 1956, before taking over Cruzeiro in the following year. He returned to Atlético for a brief period in 1959, and subsequently worked at Cruzeiro in several roles.

In 1964, after the club dismissed Marão, Moreira was named manager of Cruzeiro's first team. He led the club to the 1966 Taça Brasil win over Pelé's Santos, but had to step down in November 1967 due to illness.

In 1968, Moreira was named Atlético Mineiro manager for a third period. He was subsequently in charge of Bela Vista-MG, Valeriodoce and Vila Nova[3] before returning to Cruzeiro in 1975, but now as an assistant.

Death

In November 1975, Moreira was hospitalized due to a hypertension which compromised his kidneys. He died on 22 November due to a intracerebral hemorrhage at the Hospital Felício Rocho in Belo Horizonte.[1]

Personal life

Moreira's older brothers Zezé and Aymoré were both footballers and managers. One of his other brothers, Aderbal, was a musician.[4]

Honours

Player

Atlético Mineiro

Manager

Cruzeiro

References

  1. ^ a b "Relembre a carreira de Ayrton Moreira, ex-técnico do Cruzeiro" [Remember the career of Ayrton Moreira, former Cruzeiro manager] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Torcedores.com. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Os mineiros fazem a festa em Niterói" [The mineiros party in Niterói] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Bangu.net. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  3. ^ "A maior batalha de Zezé Moreira" [The biggest challenge of Zezé Moreira]. Placar Magazine (in Brazilian Portuguese). 3 March 1972. p. 16. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Airton Moreira, o técnico que revolucionou o futebol mineiro" [Airton Moreira, the manager who changed the football mineiro] (in Brazilian Portuguese). No Ângulo. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2021.