Servílio de Jesus Filho

Servílio
Personal information
Full nameServílio de Jesus Filho
Date of birth15 October 1939
Place of birthSão Paulo, Brazil
Date of death8 June 2005 (aged 65)
Place of deathSão Paulo, Brazil
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionStriker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1957–1958ADAP-SP
1958–1963Portuguesa
1963–1969Palmeiras
1969–1971Corinthians
1971Atlas
1972Paulista-SP
1972–1977Nacional-SP
1977Valencia
National team
1959–1966Brazil9(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Servílio de Jesus Filho (15 October 1939 – 8 June 2005), also known as "Servílio", was a football striker who played for several clubs in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. He also had a brief spell in the Mexican Primera División.

Career

Born in São Paulo, Servílio was a product of the Associação Portuguesa de Desportos youth system. He began playing professional football with Associação Desportiva Araraquara before he returned to play for Portuguesa's senior side in 1957.[1]

Servílio enjoyed his greatest success with his next club, Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras. He won the Campeonato Paulista twice (in 1963 and 1966) and Taça Brasil in 1967.[2]

Servílio moved to Mexico to play for Club Atlas during the 1970–71 season. He returned to Brazil for a few seasons with Paulista Futebol Clube and Nacional Atlético Clube and finished his career in Venezuela playing for Valencia F.C..

Servílio died from a heart attack in São Paulo at age 65.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Servílio" (in Portuguese). Sitedalusa.com. 1 October 2010.
  2. ↑ Milton Neves (12 August 2004). "Que Fim Levou? Servílio: Ex-atacante da Lusa e Palmeiras" [Where have they gone? Servílio: Ex-striker of Lusa and Palmeiras] (in Portuguese). Terceiro Tempo.
  3. ↑ "Falleció el exjugador brasileño Servilio...En México militó en Atlas" [Former Brazilian footballer Servilio died...He played for Atlas in Mexico] (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. 8 June 2005.

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