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Juvenal (footballer, born March 1923)

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Juvenal
Personal information
Full name Juvenal Francisco Dias
Date of birth (1923-03-12)12 March 1923
Place of birth Vespasiano, Brazil
Date of death 30 August 2012(2012-08-30) (aged 89)
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Paraense EC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1944–1946 Cruzeiro 73 (0)
1946–1957 Botafogo 384 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2024

Juvenal Francisco Dias (12 March 1923 – 30 August 2012) was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career

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Juvenal started playing football at Paraense EC in the city of Pará de Minas. In professional football he played for Cruzeiro from 1944 to 1946, making 73 appearances and being state champion twice. [1] In 1946 he transferred to Botafogo where he made history, with 386 appearances for the club. After retiring from football at 34, he participated in the construction of the city of Brasília.[2][3]

Honours

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Cruzeiro
Botafogo

References

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  1. ^ "Juvenal Francisco Dias". Cruzeiropédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Juvenal… apelos para seu Bebiano". Tardes de Pacaembu (in Portuguese). 14 August 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Que fim levou? Juvenal Francisco Dias (Ex-Cruzeiro e Botafogo)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
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  • Juvenal at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)