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Bigode
Bigode in 1950
Personal information
Full name João Ferreira
Date of birth (1922-04-04)4 April 1922
Place of birth Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Date of death 31 July 2003(2003-07-31) (aged 81)
Place of death Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1940–1943 Atlético Mineiro
1943–1949 Fluminense
1949–1952 Flamengo
1952–1956 Fluminense
International career
1949–1950 Brazil 10 (0)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 1950 Brazil
South American Championship
Winner 1949 Brazil
Panamerican Championship
Winner 1952 Chile
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

João Ferreira, usually known as Bigode ("moustache" in Portuguese) (4 April 1922 – 31 July 2003),[1] was a Brazilian footballer who played left back and also played in the 1950 FIFA World Cup.[2]

Club career

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Bigode started his career playing for Atlético Mineiro, of his home city Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais state.[2] He won the Campeonato Mineiro twice, in 1941 and in 1942.[2] He then moved to Fluminense of Rio de Janeiro in 1943, where he won the Campeonato Carioca in 1946.[2] After leaving Fluminense in 1949, Bigode joined his former club's rivals Flamengo in 1950, where he stayed until 1952, when he returned to Fluminense, and retired in 1956.[2]

International career

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Bigode played eleven matches for the Brazil national team between 1949 and 1953.[2] In 1949, he won the South American Championship.[2] He was also part of the Brazilian team that finished as the 1950 FIFA World Cup's runners-up, after being defeated 2–1 by Uruguay at Estádio do Maracanã, in what is known as the Maracanazo.[2] In this game Bigode was in poor form, as Alcides Ghiggia dribbled him in both Uruguayan goals. However, it was goalkeeper Moacyr Barbosa who was blamed for the defeat.

Death

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Bigode died in Belo Horizonte on 31 July 2003 after suffering from respiratory problems.[1]

Honours

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Club

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Atlético Mineiro
Fluminense

International

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Brazil

References

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  1. ^ a b "Retrospectiva 2003" (in Portuguese). IstoÉ. December 24, 2003. Archived from the original on 30 November 2004. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 36. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
  3. ^ Rsssf.com 1952 Panamerican Championship. Squad Lists.
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