Ferreira (footballer, born 1933)

Ferreira
Personal information
Full name Antenor Ferreira de Carvalho Filho
Date of birth (1933-11-01)1 November 1933
Place of birth Três Rios, Brazil
Date of death 2004(2004-00-00) (aged 70–71)
Place of death Brazil
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Colônia (Três Rios)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1958 America-RJ
1959–1960 Real Murcia 14 (1)
1961 Castellón 6 (0)
1961–1962 Corinthians 9 (0)
International career
1956 Brazil 5 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 March 2024

Antenor Ferreira de Carvalho Filho (1 November 1933 – 2004), simply known as Ferreira, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Fast and a great finisher, Ferreira started his youth career at Colônia, a team from his hometown Três Rios. In 1951 he joined America, a team he defended for almost the entire 1950s, being part of the state runner-up squad in 1955. Due to his good performance he joined the Brazil national team, where he played in the Taça Oswaldo Cruz and the Taça do Atlântico, making 5 appearances and scoring 4 goals.[1][2] He later played Spanish football for Real Murcia and CD Castellón, and ended his career at SC Corinthians in 1962.[3][4]

Honours

Brazil

References

  1. ^ "FERREIRA: campeão da Taça do Atlântico e da Taça Osvaldo Cruz pela nossa seleção em 1956". Memórias do Esporte (in Portuguese). 4 January 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1953-1956". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Ferreira, ex-jogador do Corinthians". Meu Timão (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Ferreira… o baixinho que atormentou Fleitas Solich". Tardes de Pacaembu (in Portuguese). 17 October 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2024.