Servílio de Jesus Filho

Servílio
Personal information
Full name Servílio de Jesus Filho
Date of birth (1939-10-15)15 October 1939
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death 8 June 2005(2005-06-08) (aged 65)
Place of death São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1957–1958 ADAP-SP
1958–1963 Portuguesa
1963–1969 Palmeiras
1969–1971 Corinthians
1971 Atlas
1972 Paulista-SP
1972–1977 Nacional-SP
1977 Valencia
National team
1959–1966 Brazil 9 (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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