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Denílson (footballer, born 1943)

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Denílson
Personal information
Full name Denílson Custódio Machado
Date of birth (1943-03-28)28 March 1943
Place of birth Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death 1 October 2024(2024-10-01) (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

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Denilson died in Rio de Janeiro on 1 October 2024, at the age of 81.[3]

Honours

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Fluminense

References

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  1. ^ a b Denílson at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ DenílsonFIFA competition record (archived)
  3. ^ "Morre Denílson, o "rei Zulu", campeão brasileiro pelo Fluminense em 1970". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 1 October 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
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