Ubirajara Motta

Not to be confused with Ubirajara Alcântara.

Ubirajara Motta
Personal information
Full name Ubirajara Gonçalves Motta
Date of birth (1936-09-04)4 September 1936
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death 24 October 2021(2021-10-24) (aged 85)
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1967 Bangu
1967 → Houston Stars (loan)
1968–1971 Botafogo
1972–1977 Flamengo 45 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 October 2023

Ubirajara Gonçalves Motta (4 September 1936 – 24 October 2021), better known as Ubirajara Motta (or Ubirajara Mota), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Ubirajara Motta played for Bangu AC for most of his career. In 1967 he was loaned to the newly created Houston Stars of the United States. He also played for Botafogo and Flamengo, being champion for both clubs.[1][2]

In the final of the 1971 Campeonato Carioca, he was mistakenly pushed by Marco Antonio of Fluminense, in the Lula's goal, which gave Fluminense the title of that season.

Honours

Bangu
Botafogo
Flamengo

Death

Ubirajara died in his apartment in the Tijuca neighborhood, in Rio de Janeiro, at the age of 85.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Ubirajara Motta". Flaestatística (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Que fim levou? Ubirajara Motta". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Ex-goleiro de Botafogo, Bangu e Flamengo, Ubirajara Motta morre aos 85 anos no Rio de Janeiro". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 24 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  • Ubirajara at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)