Altair Gomes de Figueiredo

Altair
Personal information
Full name Altair Gomes de Figueiredo
Date of birth (1938-01-22) 22 January 1938
Place of birth Niterói, Brazil
Playing position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Fluminense
National team
1959–1966 Brazil 18 (0)
Teams managed
1992 Fluminense (interim)
1996 Fluminense (interim)
1997 Fluminense (interim)
1998 Fluminense (interim)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Altair Gomes de Figueiredo, usually referred to as Altair (born January 22, 1938 in Niterói, Brazil) is former football defender and a World Champion for Brazil in the 1962 World Cup.[1]

He has spent his entire career at one club (Fluminense), for which he played 551 games, scoring twice. He was called “magro” (slim) because he was skinny and despite his modest physical appearance, was a tough tackler and tremendous marker. His duels with Garrincha were legendary. He retired from playing in 1971 aged 33.

References

  1. Altair Gomes de FigueiredoFIFA competition record

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