Personal information | |||
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Full name | Benedito Leopoldo da Silva | ||
Date of birth | 28 February 1935 | ||
Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Date of death | 6 January 2001 | (aged 65)||
Place of death | Campinas, Brazil | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
–1955 | Guarani | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1955–1960 | Guarani | ||
1961–1968 | São Paulo | 264 | (67) |
1968 | Paulista | ||
1969 | XV de Piracicaba | ||
1969–1970 | São Paulo | ||
International career | |||
1962 | Brazil | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2023 |
Benedito Leopoldo da Silva (28 February 1935 – 6 January 2001), simply known as Benê, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as midfielder.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Benê started his career at Guarani and defended São Paulo during 1960s, with 265 appearances and scoring 78 goals.[3]
International career
[edit]Benê just entered the field for Brazil once time against Paraguay in the 1962 Taça Oswaldo Cruz.[4]
Death
[edit]Died 6 January 2001 in his farm, nearby Campinas.
Honours
[edit]São Paulo
[edit]Individual
[edit]- Prêmio Belfort Duarte: 1968
References
[edit]- ^ "Que fim levou? Benê". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "BENÊ: brilhou no Guarani e no São Paulo F.C." Memória do Esporte (in Portuguese). 27 February 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1961-1963". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 August 2023.