Alcindo

Alcindo

Personal information
Full name	Alcindo Martha de Freitas
Date of birth	31 March 1945
Place of birth	Sapucaia do Sul, Brazil
Date of death	27 August 2016 (aged 71)
Place of death	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963	Rio Grande
1964–1971	Grêmio
1971–1973	Santos	22	(5)
1973	Jalisco
1974–1976	América	38	(21)
1978	Francana
National team
1966–1967	Brazil	7	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Alcindo Martha de Freitas (31 March 1945 – 27 August 2016), known simply as Alcindo, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

During his club career he played for Rio Grande (1963), Grêmio (1964–1971), Santos (1971–1973), Club Jalisco (1973) and Club América (1974–76) of Mexico, and Francana (1978). Alcindo is Grêmio's all-time leading scorer with 636 career goals for the club.^[1]

He was part of the Brazilian team for the 1966 FIFA World Cup. In total he earned 7 caps and scored 1 goal for Brazil. His brother Alfeu played for San Lorenzo de Almagro, in Argentina. He died from complications of diabetes on 27 August 2016. ^[2]

References

1. "Há 30 anos, Alcindo encerrava carreira" [30 years since Alcindo's career ended] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 18 March 2008.
2. "Maior artilheiro do Grêmio, Alcindo Bugre morre em Porto Alegre" (in Portuguese). ESPN. 27 August 2016.

External links

• Alcindo at National-Football-Teams.com
• Profile at Globo Esporte's Futpedia
• Alcindo Liga MX stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)
• Sambafoot