Duque (footballer)

Duque
Personal information
Full name Davi Ferreira
Date of birth (1926-05-15)15 May 1926
Place of birth Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Date of death 16 July 2017(2017-07-16) (aged 91)
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1952 Cruzeiro 127 (0)
1953–1954 Vasco da Gama
1955–1956 Canto do Rio
1956 Fluminense 67 (0)
Managerial career
1962–1968 Náutico
1969 Bonsucesso
1969–1971 Santa Cruz
1972 Corinthians
1972 América Mineiro
1973–1974 Fluminense
1975 Sport Recife
1976–1977 Corinthians
1978 Náutico
1979 Muharraq
1980 Santa Cruz
1980 Bahia
1981 Olaria
1982 América Mineiro
1984 Ivory Coast
1986 Confiança
1990 Cruzeiro
1991–1992 Muharraq
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 March 2024

Davi Ferreira (15 May 1926 – 16 July 2017), better known as Duque, was a Brazilian professional footballer and manager, who played as a defender.

Player career

Formed in Cruzeiro's youth categories, Duque played as a defender. He made 127 appearances for Cruzeiro from 1946 to 1952, in addition to playing for Vasco da Gama, Fluminense and Canto do Rio.[1]

Managerial career

As coach Duque was responsible for commanding what is considered the best Náutico team in history, four times state champion and runner-up in the Taça Brasil. He was also champion two times with Santa Cruz,[2] as well as Campeonato Carioca champion in 1973 with Fluminense. In 1976 he was runner-up again, this time with Corinthians in the Brazilian Championship.[3] In 1981 he won the first edition of Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the Taça de Bronze, with Olaria, in addition to winning the Bahrain league with Muharraq SC.[4][5]

Honours

Manager

Náutico
Santa Cruz
Fluminense
Sport
Olaria
Muharraq

Death

Duque passed away at the age of 91 on 16 July 2017 in the city of Rio de Janeiro.[6]

References

  1. ^ "David Ferreira". Cruzeiropédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Duque, o treinador com mais títulos em Pernambuco e campeão no Trio de Ferro". Diário de Pernambuco (in Portuguese). 16 July 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Duque, ex-treinador do Corinthians". Meu Timão (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  4. ^ "O adeus de Duque, um técnico de grandes feitos pelo país e histórias folclóricas". Trivela (in Portuguese). 18 July 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Que fim levou? Duque (Ex-técnico do Náutico, Flu e Corinthians)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Morre o ex-jogador e treinador Duque, que começou a carreira no Cruzeiro". mg.superesportes.com.br (in Portuguese). 16 July 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  • Duque at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)