Darci Menezes

Darci Menezes
Personal information
Full name Darci Menezes
Date of birth (1949-09-24) 24 September 1949 (age 75)
Place of birth Bagé, Brazil
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Guarany de Bagé
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1967 Guarany de Bagé
1967–1977 Cruzeiro 348 (15)
1971 → América Mineiro (loan)
1978–1979 Vitória
1979 Atlético Goianiense
1980–1982 Democrata-GV
International career
1975 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 November 2023

Darci Menezes (born 24 September 1949), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Career

Born in Bagé, Darci was successful in football in Minas Gerais, being part of the Cruzeiro squad in the 70s, several times state champion, twice Brazilian runner-up and champion of the 1976 Copa Libertadores. He also won the Taça Minas Gerais in 1981 with the Democrata of Governador Valadares.[1][2][3]

Internacional career

Darci was part of the Brazil national team squad that competed in the 1975 Copa América, when players from Minas Gerais mostly formed the team.[4]

Honours

Cruzeiro
Democrata-GV

References

  1. ^ "Que fim levou? Darci Menezes". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Darci Menezes". Cruzeiropédia (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  3. ^ "O gaúcho que cativou os gramados da cidade". Diário de Rio Doce (in Portuguese). 31 January 2023. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  4. ^ "1975: o ano que Minas foi o Brasil". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 2 July 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2023.