Nariz (footballer)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Lopes and the second or paternal family name is Cançado.

Nariz

Personal information
Full name	Álvaro Lopes Cançado
Date of birth	(1912-02-08)8 February 1912
Place of birth	Brazil
Date of death	19 September 1984(1984-09-19) (aged 72)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Botafogo
International career
	Brazil
Medal record Representing Brazil FIFA World Cup 1938 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Álvaro Lopes Cançado, nicknamed "Nariz" (meaning "Nose") (Uberaba, February 8, 1912 – September 19, 1984)^[1], was a Brazilian footballer who played as a defender for the Brazil national football team in the 1938 FIFA World Cup. He participated in only one match in that tournament, against Czechoslovakia. At the time, his club was Botafogo.

In his final years in football, he played for Fluminense and Botafogo while studying medicine in Rio de Janeiro, retiring from the sport in 1941. After his departure from football, he focused on a career in orthopedics and contributed to the establishment of the first School of Medicine in his hometown, Uberaba, in 1954, where he later served as a faculty member.

Nariz died by suicide on September 19, 1984, at the age of 72. He was survived by two sons, both of whom went on to careers in medicine.

References

• ^ Andrzej Gowarzewski : "Fuji Football Encyclopedia : World Cup FIFA*part I* Biographical notes - Heroes of Mundial" ; GiA Katowice 1993