| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Evangelista Belfort Duarte | ||
| Date of birth | November 27, 1883 | ||
| Place of birth | São Luís, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | November 27, 1918 (aged 35) | ||
| Place of death | Campo Belo, Brazil | ||
| Playing position | Central defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1902–1905 | Mackenzie College | ||
| 1906–1915 | America-RJ | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1916 | America-RJ | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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João Evangelista Belfort Duarte, commonly known as Belfort Duarte (November 27, 1883[1] – November 27, 1918[1]), was a Brazilian football central defender. The Belfort Duarte Award is named after him.
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Born in São Luís, Maranhão state,[1] he started his career in 1902, with Mackenzie College, where he translated the football rules to Portuguese.[1] He was also one of the club's founders.[2] Belfort Duarte worked for Light & Power company in 1906.[1] He joined America-RJ in 1906,[3] changing the club's colors from black to red in 1908.[2] With America, he won the Campeonato Carioca in 1913.[2] Belfort Duarte played his last game in 1915, against Flamengo.[2]
After his retirement, he started a coaching career, managing America in 1916, winning the state championship in that year.[2]
Belfort Duarte was murdered on his birthday, November 27, 1918, in a favela located in Campo Belo, Minas Gerais state, when he was trying to hide from the Spanish flu.[1]
The Belfort Duarte Award was instituted in 1946, by the Brazilian National Sports Council, after Belfort Duarte.[3] The award is given to the football player who completes ten years without being booked with a red card.[1] This award was named after Belfort Duarte because in a game he mentioned to the referee that he committed a foul in his club's penalty area.[1]