Alfredo Brilhante da Costa

Brilhante

Personal information
Full name	Alfredo Brilhante da Costa
Date of birth	5 November 1904
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death	8 June 1980 (aged 75)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1922	America-RJ	?	(?)
1923	Bangu	14	(0)
1924–1933	Vasco da Gama	?	(?)
1933	Flamengo	0	(0)
1934–1935	Bangu	18	(1)
National team
1930	Brazil	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Alfredo "Brilhante" da Costa, best known as Brilhante (November 5, 1904 – June 8, 1980) was a Brazilian football central defender. He was born in Rio de Janeiro.

During his career (1924–1933), he played in Bangu and in Vasco da Gama. He won the Rio de Janeiro State Championship in 1924 and 1929. For the Brazil national team, he participated at the 1930 FIFA World Cup, playing one match, against Yugoslavia. He died at 75 years old.

Honours

Club

• Campeonato Carioca (2):

Vasco da Gama: 1924, 1929

External links

• Alfredo Brilhante da Costa – FIFA competition record
• Alfredo Brilhante da Costa at National-Football-Teams.com
• Alfredo Brilhante da Costa, at Sambafoot.com.