![]() Altair in 1960 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Altair Gomes de Figueiredo | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 22 January 1938 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Niterói, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 9 August 2019 | (aged 81)||||||||||||||||
Place of death | São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1955–1971 | Fluminense | 551 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1959–1966 | Brazil | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
1992 | Fluminense (interim) | ||||||||||||||||
1996 | Fluminense (interim) | ||||||||||||||||
1997 | Fluminense (interim) | ||||||||||||||||
1998 | Fluminense (interim) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Altair Gomes de Figueiredo, usually referred to as Altair (January 22, 1938 – August 9, 2019),[1][2] was a football defender and a World Champion for Brazil in the 1962 World Cup.[3]
He spent his entire career at Fluminense, for which he played 551 games, scoring twice. He was called “magro” (slim) because he was skinny and despite his modest physical appearance, was a tough tackler and tremendous marker. His duels with Garrincha were legendary. He retired from playing in 1971 aged 33.
Honours
[edit]- Fluminense
- Brazil
References
[edit]- ^ "Campeão mundial de 62 e 4º que mais vestiu a camisa do Fluminense, Altair morre no Rio".
- ^ "Ídolo do Fluminense nos anos 1960, ex-lateral Altair morre aos 81 anos". 9 August 2019.
- ^ Altair – FIFA competition record (archived)
External links
[edit]- Altair at National-Football-Teams.com