| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Hércules de Miranda | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 July 1912 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Guaxupé, Brazil | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 3 September 1982 (aged 70) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1930–1933 | Juventus | |||||||||||||
| 1933–1934 | São Paulo | |||||||||||||
| 1935–1941 | Fluminense | |||||||||||||
| 1942–1948 | Corinthians | |||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1938–1940 | Brazil | 6 | (3) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Hércules de Miranda, commonly known as just Hércules (June 2, 1912 [1] – September 3, 1982 [2]), was an association footballer who played forward in the 1938 FIFA World Cup with Brazil.
Career
Hércules was born in Guaxupé, Minas Gerais state. [1] He started his career in 1930, playing for Juventus, leaving the club in 1933, joining São Paulo. [1] He moved to Fluminense in 1935, leaving the club in 1941, [1] after winning the Campeonato Carioca in 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940 and in 1941, [3] and scoring 164 goals in 176 games. [4] Hércules de Miranda joined Corinthians in 1942, playing 73 games and scoring 53 goals for the club until his retirement in 1948. [1]
National team
He played six games for Brazil, scoring three goals. [2] Hércules debut defending the national team was a 1938 FIFA World Cup game, played on June 5, 1938, against Poland. [2] Hércules de Miranda scored his first two goals for the Braziln national team on March 10, 1940, against Argentina. [2] His last game defending Brazil was played on March 31, 1940, when his country and Uruguay drew 1–1. [2]
Honors
Club
- Campeonato Carioca: 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941
References
- ^ a b c d e "Hércules (ex-ponta do Fluminense e Corinthians)" (in Portuguese). Milton Neves. January 5, 2009. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e Napoleão, Antônio Carlos; Assaf, Roberto (2006). Seleção Brasileira 1914–2006. São Paulo: Mauad X. p. 262. ISBN 85-7478-186-X.
- ^ "Hércules" (in Portuguese). Folha Online. Retrieved March 27, 2009.
- ^ "Hércules" (in Portuguese). Flumania. Archived from the original on March 26, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2009.
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- 1912 births
- 1982 deaths
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Brazil men's international footballers
- Clube Atlético Juventus players
- Fluminense FC players
- Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
- São Paulo state football team players
- 1938 FIFA World Cup players
- Men's association football forwards
- Footballers from Minas Gerais
- People from Guaxupé
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hércules de Miranda | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 July 1912 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Guaxupé, Brazil | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 3 September 1982 (aged 70) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1930–1933 | Juventus | |||||||||||||
| 1933–1934 | São Paulo | |||||||||||||
| 1935–1941 | Fluminense | |||||||||||||
| 1942–1948 | Corinthians | |||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1938–1940 | Brazil | 6 | (3) | |||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Hércules de Miranda, commonly known as just Hércules (June 2, 1912 [1] – September 3, 1982 [2]), was an association footballer who played forward in the 1938 FIFA World Cup with Brazil.
Career
Hércules was born in Guaxupé, Minas Gerais state. [1] He started his career in 1930, playing for Juventus, leaving the club in 1933, joining São Paulo. [1] He moved to Fluminense in 1935, leaving the club in 1941, [1] after winning the Campeonato Carioca in 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940 and in 1941, [3] and scoring 164 goals in 176 games. [4] Hércules de Miranda joined Corinthians in 1942, playing 73 games and scoring 53 goals for the club until his retirement in 1948. [1]
National team
He played six games for Brazil, scoring three goals. [2] Hércules debut defending the national team was a 1938 FIFA World Cup game, played on June 5, 1938, against Poland. [2] Hércules de Miranda scored his first two goals for the Braziln national team on March 10, 1940, against Argentina. [2] His last game defending Brazil was played on March 31, 1940, when his country and Uruguay drew 1–1. [2]
Honors
Club
- Campeonato Carioca: 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941
References
- ^ a b c d e "Hércules (ex-ponta do Fluminense e Corinthians)" (in Portuguese). Milton Neves. January 5, 2009. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e Napoleão, Antônio Carlos; Assaf, Roberto (2006). Seleção Brasileira 1914–2006. São Paulo: Mauad X. p. 262. ISBN 85-7478-186-X.
- ^ "Hércules" (in Portuguese). Folha Online. Retrieved March 27, 2009.
- ^ "Hércules" (in Portuguese). Flumania. Archived from the original on March 26, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2009.
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- 1912 births
- 1982 deaths
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Brazil men's international footballers
- Clube Atlético Juventus players
- Fluminense FC players
- Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
- São Paulo state football team players
- 1938 FIFA World Cup players
- Men's association football forwards
- Footballers from Minas Gerais
- People from Guaxupé