Sarará (footballer)

Sarará
Personal information
Full name	Olavo de Souza Flores
Date of birth	4 August 1931
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Date of death	6 August 2013 (aged 82)
Place of death	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1946–1947	GS Força e Luz-RS
1947–1948	Cruzeiro-RS
1949–1950	Grêmio
Senior career*
Years	Team
1950–1955	Grêmio
1951	→ Vasco da Gama (loan)
1956–1958	São Paulo
1957	→ Botafogo-SP (loan)
1958	Prudentina
1959–1961	América Mineiro
1961–1963	Sport Recife
1963	Bandeirante
1964	Associação Botucatuense
1965–1966	Monte Alto AC
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 December 2023

Olavo de Souza Flores (4 August 1931 – 6 August 2013), better known as Sarará, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Born in Porto Alegre, he played for GS Força e Luz, EC Cruzeiro and Grêmio, where he began his professional career.^[1] In 1955 he transferred to São Paulo, where he was part of the state champion squad in 1957, under the command of Béla Guttmann.^[2] Sarará played in the grand final replacing an injured Dino Sani.^[3] He also played for América Mineiro, Sport Recife as well as clubs in the interior of São Paulo. After retiring, he worked as an accountant.^[4]

Honours

São Paulo

Campeonato Paulista: 1957

Sport Recife

Campeonato Pernambucano: 1962^[5]

Bandeirante

Campeonato Paulista Série A4: 1963

References

^ "Olavo de Souza Flores". Grêmiopédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 December 2023.
^ "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 December 2023.
^ Michael Serra (29 December 2017). "Há 60 anos, sob garrafadas, o Tricolor sagrou-se campeão". São Paulo FC (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 December 2023.
^ "Que fim levou? Sarará (ex-volante do São Paulo e Grêmio)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 December 2023.
^ "Campeonato Pernambucano 1962 – II Turno – Fichas Técnicas". História do Futebol (in Portuguese). 7 October 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2023.

External links

Sarará at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)

[1] "Olavo de Souza Flores". Grêmiopédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 December 2023.

[2] "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 December 2023.

[3] Michael Serra (29 December 2017). "Há 60 anos, sob garrafadas, o Tricolor sagrou-se campeão". São Paulo FC (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 December 2023.

[Terceiro_Tempo-4] "Que fim levou? Sarará (ex-volante do São Paulo e Grêmio)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 December 2023.

[5] "Campeonato Pernambucano 1962 – II Turno – Fichas Técnicas". História do Futebol (in Portuguese). 7 October 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2023.

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