Urubatão
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Urubatão Calvo Nunes | ||
| Date of birth | 31 March 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 24 September 2010 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Santos, Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1947–1950 | Bonsucesso | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1954 | Bonsucesso | ||
| 1954–1961 | Santos | ||
| 1961–1963 | Club América | ||
| 1963 | Jabaquara | ||
| 1964–1965 | Ponte Preta | ||
| International career | |||
| 1957 | Brazil | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1974 | Fortaleza | ||
| 1975–1976 | América-SP | ||
| 1976 | Fortaleza | ||
| 1977 | Santos | ||
| 1977–1978 | Portuguesa | ||
| 1979 | Ferroviário | ||
| 1979 | Marília | ||
| 1980 | Londrina | ||
| 1980 | Sport Recife | ||
| 1981 | América-SP | ||
| 1981–1982 | Londrina | ||
| 1982 | Operário-MS | ||
| 1983–1984 | Colorado | ||
| 1984 | Goiás | ||
| 1985 | América-SP | ||
| 1986 | Coritiba | ||
| 1986 | Novorizontino | ||
| 1986 | América-SP | ||
| 1987 | Noroeste | ||
| 1987 | Novorizontino | ||
| 1988 | Rio Branco de Andradas | ||
| 1988 | Noroeste | ||
| 1988 | União São João | ||
| 1988 | Catanduvense | ||
| 1989 | Londrina | ||
| 1989 | XV de Piracicaba | ||
| 1990 | Araçatuba | ||
| 1990 | Sãocarlense | ||
| 1993 | Matsubara | ||
| 1995–1996 | Ituano | ||
| 1996 | Araçatuba | ||
| 1996 | Nacional-SP | ||
| 1996 | Londrina | ||
| 1997 | Uberlândia | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Urubatão Calvo Nunes (31 March 1931 – 24 September 2010), simply known as Urubatão, was a Brazilian footballer and manager. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he could also play as a central defender.
Urubatão had his playing career mainly associated with Santos. As a manager, he worked mostly in the São Paulo state, notably managing América-SP four times.
Playing career
[edit]Club
[edit]Born in Rio de Janeiro, Urubatão joined the youth setup of Bonsucesso in 1947. He signed his first professional contract in 1950, and moved to Santos in 1954.[1]
Urubatão moved abroad in 1961, signing for Club América. He returned to his home country, and represented Jabaquara and Ponte Preta before retiring in 1965, aged 34.[1][2]
International
[edit]Urubatão played one match for the Brazil national football team, a 1–2 Roca Cup loss against Argentina at the Maracanã Stadium on 7 July 1957.[3]
Managerial career
[edit]After retiring Urubatão became a manager, with his first Série A side being Fortaleza in 1974 and 1976. He returned to Santos in 1977, coaching the club in 26 matches.[4]
Urubatão was subsequently in charge of a number of clubs, notably managing América-SP on five occasions,[5] Portuguesa, Sport Recife, Londrina (where he won the 1981 Campeonato Paranaense),[6] Goiás and Coritiba,[7] but mainly worked in the São Paulo state.
Death
[edit]Urubatão died on 24 September 2010, aged 77, due to a brain tumor.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]| Brazil | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1957[3] | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]Santos
- Campeonato Paulista: 1955, 1956, 1958, 1960
- Torneio Rio – São Paulo: 1959
Manager
[edit]Londrina
- Campeonato Paranaense: 1981
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Urubatão – 1954-1961" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Acervo Santos FC. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Vem ao mundo o valente Urubatão" [Comes to the world the valiant Urubatão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1957-1958". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Urubatão, um carioca de fibra" [Urubatão, a very strong carioca] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Morre aos 79 anos Urubatão, ex-técnico do América" [Dies at the age of 79 Urubatão, former América manager] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário da Região. 24 September 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Morre Urubatão Calvo Nunes, ex-técnico do LEC" [Dies Urubatão Calvo Nunes, former LEC manager] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Paranaense. 24 September 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Futebol brasileiro se despede de Urubatão Calvo Nunes" [Brazilian football says goodbye to Urubatão Calvo Nunes] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Tribuna PR. 25 September 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Urubatão". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
External links
[edit]- Futebol de Goyaz profile (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- 1931 births
- 2010 deaths
- Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city)
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Bonsucesso Futebol Clube players
- Santos FC players
- Jabaquara Atlético Clube players
- Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players
- Club América footballers
- Brazil men's international footballers
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- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
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- Sport Club do Recife managers
- Londrina Esporte Clube managers
- Goiás Esporte Clube managers
- Coritiba Foot Ball Club managers
- Esporte Clube Noroeste managers
- Rio Branco de Andradas Futebol Clube managers
- União São João Esporte Clube managers
- Grêmio Esportivo Catanduvense managers
- Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Piracicaba) managers
- Associação Esportiva Araçatuba managers
- Grêmio Esportivo Sãocarlense managers
- Nacional Atlético Clube (SP) managers
- Uberlândia Esporte Clube managers
- Deaths from brain cancer in Brazil
- Ituano FC managers
- 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen