Gringo (footballer)

Gringo
Personal information
Full name Orisvaldo dos Santos
Date of birth (1926-09-26)26 September 1926
Place of birth Riachuelo, Brazil
Date of death 2003(2003-00-00) (aged 76–77)
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945 Sergipe
1946–1947 Vitória
1947–1952 Flamengo 121 (66)
1952 Bonsucesso
1953 Ponte Preta
1953 Grêmio 27 (13)
1954 Olaria
1955–1957 Sport Recife
1958–1959 Fluminense de Feira
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 June 2024

Orisvaldo dos Santos (26 September 1926 – 2003), better known as Gringo, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

A striker who played for several Brazilian football teams, Gringo played in particular for Flamengo, where he made 121 appearances and scored 66 goals,[1] and for Grêmio, where he played in 1953.[2] He won two state championships with Sport of Gentil Cardoso in 1955 and 1956.[3] Passed away in 2003.[4]

Honours

Sport Recife

References

  1. ^ "Jogadores do Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Gringo)". Flaestatística (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Orisvaldo dos Santos". Grêmiopédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Foto Rara: Sport Club Recife Campeão do Campeonato Pernambucano de 1955". História do Futebol (in Portuguese). 21 August 2016. Archived from the original on 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Por Onde Anda?-Orisvaldo dos Santos(Gringo) Atacante do Flamengo- Anos 50". Blog do Rádio Carioca (in Portuguese). 31 May 2012. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  • Gringo at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)