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Muca (footballer)

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Muca
Personal information
Full name Levy Baldassari
Date of birth (1928-02-06)6 February 1928
Place of birth Jacarezinho, Brazil
Date of death 23 September 1958(1958-09-23) (aged 30)
Place of death Jacarezinho, Brazil
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1950 Esportiva de Jacarezinho [pt]
1950–1953 Portuguesa 91 (0)
1954–1958 Esportiva de Jacarezinho [pt]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2024

Levy Baldassari (6 February 1928 – 23 September 1958), better known as Muca, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

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Born in Jacarezinho, he played for the city's club, which stood out as state runner-up in the early 1950s. He caught the attention of Portuguesa de Desportos and was traded in an exchange.[1] He quickly gained prominence, even representing the São Paulo state football team in 1953. Even at his peak, he returned to Jacarezinho, where his father-in-law ran a farm.[2][3]

Death

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Muca died on 23 September 1958, shortly after retiring from football, after being stabbed during a disturbance at a wedding party.[3]

Honours

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Portuguesa

References

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  1. ^ Érico Faria Loreto; Márcio Monteiro Alencar; Rafael Ribeiro Emiliano; Thiago Teixeira de Azevedo (2007). Almanaque da Lusa. Fundação Cásper Líbero.
  2. ^ "Que fim levou? Muca (Ex-goleiro da Lusa)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Muca… fatalidade em uma festa de casamento". Tardes de Pacaembu (in Portuguese). 16 August 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2024.