Amado Benigno

Amado
Personal information
Full name Amado Benigno
Date of birth (1905-08-01)1 August 1905
Place of birth Lábrea, Brazil
Date of death 10 September 1965(1965-09-10) (aged 60)
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1923–1934 Flamengo 123 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2024

Amado Benigno (1 August 1905 – 10 September 1965), was a Brazilian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Son of a military man, he was born in the distant city of Lábrea, Amazonas. Back in Rio de Janeiro, at the time the capital of Brazil, he became involved in football, being Flamengo's goalkeeper from 1923 to 1934, and winning state titles in 1925 and 1927.[1] He played in an unofficial friendly match for the Brazil national team against Rampla Juniors in 1929.[2] In 1930 he was considered the best goalkeeper in Rio de Janeiro, being twice champion of the Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais with Rio de Janeiro (DF) and would be called up for the 1930 FIFA World Cup, but due to not informing CBD about the dispute of an amateur match in Minas Gerais on the eve of the call-up, he ended up being removed from the list.[3][4]

Personal life

He graduated as a doctor and worked in the profession throughout his life. On 10 September 1965 he died after falling from the balcony of his apartment in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro.

Honours

Flamengo

References

  1. ^ "Jogadores do Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Amado)". Flaestatística (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1923-1932". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Causos do Fla: conheça goleiro "fujão" cortado da Copa de 1930 por indisciplina". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 15 November 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Dia do... Goleiro é cortado da Copa de 1930 por atuar "escondido" pelo Flamengo". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 26 April 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2024.