Marcos Carneiro de Mendonça

Marcos Carneiro de Mendonça
Personal information
Date of birthDecember 25, 1894
Place of birthCataguases, Brazil
Date of deathOctober 19, 1988 (aged 93)
Place of deathRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1 12 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1910-1911Haddock Lobo
1911-1914América
1914-1928Fluminense
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:49, 13 June 2009 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Marcos Carneiro de Mendonça (born December 25, 1894 in Cataguases) was a Brazilian footballer who achieved notoriety playing for Fluminense and the Brazilian national football team. He was the first goalkeeper for the Brazilian squad and played a key role in Brazil's first cup, the 1919 South American Championship.[1][2][3]

Honours

References

  1. "Primeiro goleiro da seleção, Marcos de Mendonça virou referência na posição" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.com. 2009-05-29. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
  2. "Relíquias de casa velha" (in Portuguese). Revista Veja Rio. 2007-05-30. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
  3. "MARCOS DE MENDONÇA - GOLEIRO". Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF). Retrieved 2009-06-14.