Milton Kuelle

Milton Kuelle
Personal information
Full name Milton Martins Kuelle
Date of birth (1933-08-22) 22 August 1933 (age 91)
Place of birth Porto Alegre, Brazil
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
–1951 Grêmio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1952–1964 Grêmio 511 (129)
International career
1956–1960 Brazil 6 (1)
Managerial career
1972 Grêmio
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 February 2024

Milton Kuelle (born 22 August 1933), is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a attacking midfielder.

Career

Formed in Grêmio's own youth categories, Kuelle was one of the main players in Grêmio's transition era from the old Baixada stadium to the Olímpico Monumental. He spent his entire career at the club, playing 511 matches and scoring 129 goals,[1] participating in winning eight state championships. He was also a director of Grêmio and had a brief spell as manager in 1972.[2][3]

Kuelle also made 6 appearances for the Brazil national team in total, with emphasis on his participation in the 1956 and 1960 Panamerican Championship.

Personal life

After retiring, he graduated in dentistry, including later working at Grêmio FBPA. He was also a councilor in the city of Porto Alegre in the 1960s.[4]

Honours

Grêmio
Brazil

References

  1. ^ "Milton Martins Kuelle". Grêmiopédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Ídolos gremistas Milton Kuelle e Juarez Teixeira recebem homenagem na Arena". Grêmio FBPA (in Portuguese). 27 August 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Os 90 anos de uma lenda do Grêmio". Gaúcha ZH (in Portuguese). 22 August 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  4. ^ "5 curiosidades sobre Milton Kuelle, a lenda que pisou nos 3 estádios do Grêmio". Portal do Gremista (in Portuguese). 22 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2024.