Parada (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antônio Parada Neto | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Araraquara, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 21 November 2018 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ferroviária | |||
| 1956 | Ypiranga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1960 | Palmeiras | 71 | (19) |
| 1961–1962 | Ferroviária | ||
| 1963–1966 | Bangu | ||
| 1966–1967 | Botafogo | ||
| 1967 | Guarani | ||
| 1967 | Bangu | ||
| 1968 | Corinthians | 3 | (1) |
| 1968 | Botafogo | ||
| 1969 | Bangu | ||
| 1970 | Fast Clube | ||
| 1971–1975 | Rio Negro-AM | ||
| International career | |||
| 1966 | Brazil | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2024 | |||
Antônio Parada Neto (20 February 1939 – 21 November 2018), better kwown as Parada, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career
[edit]Parada began his career with Ferroviária youth team, but moved to São Paulo with his father, where he began to stand out in amateur matches. He arrived at the age of 17 at SE Palmeiras, a club where he made 71 appearances and was state champion in 1959.[1] Still in 1959, he formed an attacking partnership with Pelé in the Brazilian military team.
He returned to his hometown and Ferroviária in 1961 and played there for two seasons. In 1963, he was hired by Bangu AC where he remained until the beginning of 1966, when he was acquired by Botafogo for 150 million cruzeiros. At Botafogo he was champion of the 1966 Rio-São Paulo Tournament, where he was also the top scorer, the 1968 state tournament, in addition to the Caranza Tournament, held in Argentina.[2] Parada was also called up to the Brazil national team in 1966, which was carrying out tests to define the team that would go to the 1966 FIFA World Cup.[3] He ended his career during the 70s in Amazonas football.[4]
Honours
[edit]- Palmeiras
- Botafogo
- Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 1966 (shared)
- Campeonato Carioca: 1968
- Fast Clube
- Campeonato Amazonense: 1970
- Individual
- 1966 Torneio Rio-São Paulo top scorer: 8 goals
Death
[edit]Parada passed away at his home, in Bom Retiro, São Paulo, at the age of 79.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jogadores do Palmeiras: Parada". Verdazzo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "O atacante Parada". DataFogo (in Portuguese). 23 May 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Que fim levou? Parada". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Parada… o funileiro que apareceu em Moça Bonita". Tardes de Pacaembu (in Portuguese). 9 August 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Morre Parada, ex-jogador da Ferroviária". Portal Morada (in Portuguese). 24 November 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- Parada at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- 1939 births
- 2018 deaths
- Men's association football forwards
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Brazil men's international footballers
- Associação Ferroviária de Esportes players
- SE Palmeiras players
- Bangu Atlético Clube players
- Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players
- Guarani FC players
- Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
- Nacional Fast Clube players
- Atlético Rio Negro Clube players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Footballers from Araraquara
- 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen