Babá (footballer, born 1934)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Braga and the second or paternal family name is Gadelha.
Babá
Personal information
Full name Mario Braga Gadelha
Date of birth (1934-04-24)24 April 1934
Place of birth Aracati, Brazil
Date of death 8 April 2010(2010-04-08) (aged 75)
Height 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1952–1953 Ceará (0)
1953–1962 Flamengo 308 (89)
1962–1967 UNAM (0)
1968 Ceará (0)
International career
1961 Brazil 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mario Braga Gadelha (April 24, 1934 – April 8, 2010) commonly known as Babá, was a Brazilian former footballer who played for Ceará, Flamengo and UNAM.[2]

Career

Babá started his professional career in 1952 at the age of sixteen with Ceará. He was later sold in 1953 to Flamengo.[2] He played 308 games and scored 89 goals with Flamengo from 1953 until 1962, when he was sold to Mexican Club Universidad Nacional.[3] In 1961 he was called to the Brazil national football team for a friendly match against Paraguay.[4]

He played with UNAM from 1962, in the club's first season at the Primera División, Mexican football top-flight, to 1967.[5]

After his spell in Mexican football, Babá came back to Brazil where he played for one season with Ceará.

Babá died on 8 April 2010.

References

  1. ^ "Babá :: Mario Braga Gadelha ::". ceroacero.es. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Mário Braga Gadelha, Babá ou Anão Zezinho". memoriafutebol.com.br (in Portuguese). 24 April 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Babá". flaestatistica.com. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1961-1963". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  5. ^ "#PUMAS: Los 10 mejores brasileños en Pumas" (in Spanish). 4 February 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  • Babá at National-Football-Teams.com


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