Hércules de Miranda
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hércules de Miranda | ||
| Date of birth | July 2, 1912 | ||
| Place of birth | Guaxupé, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | September 3, 1982 (aged 70) | ||
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1930–1933 | Juventus | ||
| 1933 | São Paulo da Floresta | ||
| 1933–1941 | Fluminense | ||
| 1942–1948 | Corinthians | ||
| National team | |||
| 1938–1940 | Brazil | 6 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Hércules de Miranda, commonly known as just Hércules (June 2, 1912[1] – September 3, 1982[2]), was an association footballer who played forward in the 1938 FIFA World Cup with the Brazilian national team.
Career
Hércules was born in Guaxupé, Minas Gerais state.[1] He started his career in 1930, playing for Juventus, leaving the club in 1933, joining São Paulo da Floresta.[1] He moved to Fluminense in the same year, leaving the club in 1941,[1] after winning the Campeonato Carioca in 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940 and in 1941,[3] and scoring 164 goals in 176 games.[4] Hércules de Miranda joined Corinthians in 1942, playing 73 games and scoring 53 goals for the club until his retirement in 1948.[1]
National team
He played six games for the Brazilian national team, scoring three goals.[2] Hércules debut defending the national team was a 1938 FIFA World Cup game, played on June 5, 1938, against Poland.[2] Hércules de Miranda scored his first two goals for the Brazilian national team on March 10, 1940, against Argentina.[2] His last game defending Brazil was played on March 31, 1940, when his country and Uruguay drew 1–1.[2]
Honors
Club
Fluminense
- Campeonato Carioca: 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Hércules (ex-ponta do Fluminense e Corinthians)" (in Portuguese). Milton Neves. January 5, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Napoleão, Antônio Carlos; Assaf, Roberto (2006). Seleção Brasileira 1914–2006. São Paulo: Mauad X. p. 262. ISBN 85-7478-186-X.
- ↑ "Hércules" (in Portuguese). Folha Online. Retrieved March 27, 2009.
- ↑ "Hércules" (in Portuguese). Flumania. Retrieved March 27, 2009.
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