Moisés Matias de Andrade (January 10, 1948 – August 26, 2008), usually known simply as Moisés, was a professional footballer who played for several Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs.
Playing career
Moisés was born in Resende, Rio de Janeiro state,[2] on January 10, 1948,[3] and started his career playing for Bonsucesso, then he moved to Flamengo in 1968, and returned in the same year to Bonsucesso.[4] He played for Botafogo between 1969 and the beginning of 1971, participating in the 1968 Taça Brasil title, this edition of the championship that continued throughout 1969,[5] and played from 1971 to 1976 for Vasco, where he won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 1974.[6] He then moved to Corinthians, helping the club win the Campeonato Paulista in 1977, bringing to an end the club's 23 years without winning the state championship.[6] He played 122 games for Corinthians.[7] Moisés briefly played for Paris Saint-Germain of France, before returning to Brazil to play again for Flamengo[8] and was part of the 1978 Rio champion squad.[9] In 1979, he played for Fluminense and in the same year he had a quick stint at Portuguesa de Desportos, then he moved to Bangu in the following year, retiring in 1983.[4]
After retiring, Moisés started a managerial career.[8] He was Bangu's head coach when the club finished as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up in 1985,[8] as well as that year's Campeonato Carioca runner-up.[12] Besides managing Bangu, he was also manager of several other clubs, such as Santa Cruz, Ceará, Atlético Mineiro, América and Belenenses, of Portugal.[8] In 2008, he worked as Cabofriense's management coordinator.[2]
