Chico Formiga

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ferreira and the second or paternal family name is de Aguiar.
Chico Formiga
Personal information
Full name Francisco Ferreira de Aguiar
Date of birth (1930-11-11)11 November 1930
Place of birth Araxá, Brazil
Date of death 22 May 2012(2012-05-22) (aged 81)
Place of death São Vicente, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1946–1950 Cruzeiro
1950 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1957 Santos
1957–1959 Palmeiras
1959–1962 Santos
International career
1955–1959 Brazil 18 (0)
Managerial career
1978–1979 Santos
1981–1982 São Paulo
1982–1984 Santos
1986–1987 Santos
1987 Corinthians
1988 Cruzeiro
1988 Portuguesa
1990 Santo André
1990 Universidad Guadalajara
1991 Catanduvense
1991 Goiás
1993 América Mineiro
1994 América Mineiro
1996 América Mineiro
1998 Oita Trinita
2000 Palestra São Bernardo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francisco Ferreira de Aguiar (11 November 1930 – 22 May 2012), known as Chico Formiga or simply Formiga, was a Brazilian footballer and manager. Mainly a central defender, he could also play as a defensive midfielder.

Formiga had his playing career mainly associated with Santos. As a manager, he was in charge of top tier sides Santos, São Paulo, Corinthians, Cruzeiro and América Mineiro.

Playing career

Club

Born in Araxá, Minas Gerais, Formiga joined Santos' youth setup in May 1950, but made his first team debut in the month after being promoted to the main squad by manager Artigas.[1]

Formiga became a starter at Peixe in the 1952 season, winning the Campeonato Paulista twice for the club in 1955 and 1956. In the start of the 1957 season, he moved to Palmeiras for a fee of ₢$2 million plus the transfers of Laércio and Jair Rosa Pinto.[1]

Formiga returned to Santos in 1959, taking part of the Os Santásticos squad that won two Copa Libertadores and two Intercontinental Cups. He retired in December 1962, after playing 410 matches and scoring twice for the club during his two spells.[1]

International

Formiga played 18 matches for the Brazil national football team, making his full international debut on 20 September 1955 in a 2–1 win against Chile at the Pacaembu Stadium.[2] He was initially called up to the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but had to withdraw due to an injury.

Managerial career

Shortly after retiring, Formiga remained at Santos to work in the club's youth categories. He took over the first team for the first time in 1978, winning the year's Paulistão, which ended only in 1979.[1]

Formiga also worked at São Paulo between 1981 and 1982 before returning to Santos, where he was manager in another two periods.[3] He was subsequently in charge of Corinthians,[4] Cruzeiro, Portuguesa, Santo André, Catanduvense, Goiás and América Mineiro in his home country, aside from a period at Mexico's Universidad Guadalajara in 1990 and Japan's Oita Trinita in 1998.

In 2001, after being in charge of Palestra de São Bernardo in the previous campaign, Formiga returned to Peixe as a youth football coordinator.[5] He left the club after a change in the organization chart.

Death

Formiga died on 22 May 2012, aged 81, due to a heart attack.[1][6]

Career statistics

International

[7]

Brazil
Year Apps Goals
1955[2] 2 0
1956[2] 11 0
1959[8] 5 0
Total 18 0

Honours

Player

Santos

Manager

Santos

São Paulo

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Chico Formiga, vitorioso como jogador e técnico" [Chico Formiga, successful as player and manager] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1953-1956". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Júlio Espinosa é demitido e Formiga será o novo técnico do Santos" [Júlio Espinosa is sacked and Formiga will be the new manager of Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Acervo Santista. 16 August 1986. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Formiga (1987" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Acervo SCCP. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Paulo Leme volta a ser técnico do Palestra na série B-1" [Paulo Leme returns as manager of Palestra in the Série B-1] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Grande ABC. 26 January 2001. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Morre Chico Formiga, técnico da 1ª geração dos 'Meninos da Vila'" [Dies Chico Formiga, manager of the 1st generation of the 'Meninos da Vila'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Chico Formiga". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1959-1960". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 November 2020.