Denílson (footballer, born 1943)
Appearance
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Denílson Custódio Machado | ||
Date of birth | 28 March 1943 | ||
Place of birth | Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio Janeiro, Brazil | ||
Date of death | 1 October 2024 | (aged 81)||
Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1961–1963 | Madureira | ||
1964–1973 | Fluminense | ||
1973–1974 | Rio Negro | ||
1975 | Vitória | ||
International career | |||
1966–1968 | Brazil | 9 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
1978–1977 | Vitória | ||
1986 | Goytacaz | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Denílson Custódio Machado (28 March 1943 – 1 October 2024), best known as Denílson, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]
He played his entire career (1962–1974) at Fluminense, and won four Rio de Janeiro State Championships (1964, 1969, 1971, 1973), and three Guanabara Rio Cups (1966, 1969, 1971).[citation needed]
At the international level, he made nine appearances for the Brazil national team, scoring one goal,[1] and participated at the 1966 FIFA World Cup, making two appearances against Bulgaria and Portugal.[2]
He was known as the 'king of step-overs'.[citation needed]
Death
[edit]Denilson died in Rio de Janeiro on 1 October 2024, at the age of 81.[3]
Honours
[edit]Fluminense
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1970
- Campeonato Carioca: 1964, 1969, 1971, 1973
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Denílson Custódio Machado at Soccerway.com
- Denílson Custódio Machado at WorldFootball.net
- Denílson Custódio Machado at National-Football-Teams.com
Categories:
- 1943 births
- 2024 deaths
- Footballers from Campos dos Goytacazes
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (state)
- Men's association football midfielders
- Brazil men's international footballers
- 1966 FIFA World Cup players
- Madureira Esporte Clube players
- Fluminense FC players
- Atlético Rio Negro Clube players
- Esporte Clube Vitória players
- Brazilian football managers
- Esporte Clube Vitória managers
- Goytacaz Futebol Clube managers
- Brazilian football midfielder stubs