Hilderaldo Bellini

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Hilderaldo Bellini
Personal information
Bellini in 2008.
Full name	Hilderaldo Luiz Bellini
Date of birth	(1930-06-07) 7 June 1930
Place of birth	Itapira, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 ¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1952–1961	Vasco da Gama	430
1962–1967	São Paulo FC	205
1968–1969	Atlético Paranaense
National team
1957–1966	Brazil	51	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Statue of Bellini at the entrance of Maracanã

Hilderaldo Luiz Bellini (born June 7, 1930 in Itapira, São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian footballer of Italian origin who played and was known in Brazil as one of the most solid Central defender.

During his career he played for Vasco da Gama, São Paulo FC and Atlético Paranaense, and he was the first Brazilian to lift the World Cup in 1958, in fact, he was the one who inadvertently introduced into World Cup history the gesture of lifting the winning trophy up high. He had done so to allow journalists to view the Jules Rimet trophy, and his photograph hoisting the trophy into the air became a symbol of triumph. He won another World Cup in 1962 and participated also at 1966 FIFA World Cup.^[1]

He was honored with a statue at the entrance of Maracanã, which depicts him lifting the trophy. At the end of his international career from 1957 to 1966 with Brazil he earned a total of 51 caps^[2] being the captain during the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden.

References

Awards

v t e FIFA World Cup Winning Captain

1930: Nasazzi 1934: Combi 1938: Meazza 1950: Varela 1954: Walter 1958: Bellini 1962: Mauro 1966: Moore 1970: C. Alberto 1974: Beckenbauer 1978: Passarella 1982: Zoff 1986: Maradona 1990: Matthäus 1994: Dunga 1998: Deschamps 2002: Cafu 2006: Cannavaro 2010: Casillas

v t e 1958 FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper	Harry Gregg

Defenders	Djalma Santos Hilderaldo Bellini Nílton Santos

Midfielders	Danny Blanchflower Didi Gunnar Gren Raymond Kopa

Forwards	Pelé Garrincha Just Fontaine

Brazil squads

v t e Brazil squad – 1958 FIFA World Cup Winners (1st Title)

1 Castilho 2 Bellini (c) 3 Nílton Santos 4 Djalma Santos 5 Dino Sani 6 Didi 7 Zagallo 8 Oreco 9 Zózimo 10 Pelé 11 Garrincha 12 Gilmar 13 Moacir 14 De Sordi 15 Orlando 16 Mauro 17 Joel 18 Mazola 19 Zito 20 Vavá 21 Dida 22 Pepe Coach: Feola

v t e Brazil squad – 1962 FIFA World Cup Winners (2nd Title)

1 Gilmar 2 Djalma Santos 3 Mauro (c) 4 Zito 5 Zózimo 6 Nílton Santos 7 Garrincha 8 Didi 9 Coutinho 10 Pelé 11 Pepe 12 Jair Marinho 13 Bellini 14 Jurandir 15 Altair 16 Zequinha 17 Mengálvio 18 Jair 19 Vavá 20 Amarildo 21 Zagallo 22 Castilho Coach: Moreira

v t e Brazil squad – 1966 FIFA World Cup

1 Gilmar 2 Djalma Santos 3 Fidélis 4 Bellini (c) 5 Brito 6 Altair 7 Orlando 8 Paulo Henrique 9 Rildo 10 Pelé 11 Gérson 12 Manga 13 Denílson 14 Lima 15 Zito 16 Garrincha 17 Jairzinho 18 Alcindo 19 Silva 20 Tostão 21 Paraná 22 Edu Coach: Feola

Persondata
Name	Bellini, Hilderaldo
Alternative names
Short description	Brazilian footballer
Date of birth	June 7, 1930
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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